Miscellanies (Stromata) Contributor(s): Clement of Alexandria (Author) |
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ISBN: 1612034438 ISBN-13: 9781612034430 Publisher: Bottom of the Hill Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament - Religion | Christianity - Catholic - Religion | Inspirational |
Physical Information: 0.78" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (1.44 lbs) 380 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: Stromata was the third in the trilogy of Clement of Alexandria and continues with the individual cases of conduct began in Paedagogus. Protrepticus, the first in the trilogy, deals with the religious basis of Christian morality and lays a foundation in the knowledge of divine truth. Paedagogus, the second and Stromata, third with the individual cases of conduct. As with Epictetus, true virtue shows itself with him in its external evidences by a natural, simple, and moderate way of living. Titus Flavius Clemens, known as Clement of Alexandria, was a Christian theologian who taught at the Catechetical School of Alexandria. A convert to Christianity, he was an educated man who was familiar with classical Greek philosophy and literature. Clement was influenced by Hellenistic philosophy to a greater extent than any other Christian thinker of his time, and in particular by Plato and the Stoics. |