Evil, freedom, and the road to perfection in Clement of Alexandria

Author(s)

• Karavites, Peter

Bibliographic Information

Evil, freedom, and the road to perfection in Clement of Alexandria

by Peter (Panayiotis) Karavites

（Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 43）

Brill, 1999

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This study deals with Clement of Alexandria's interpretation of evil and free will in the context of the rising Christianity, the influence of Near Eastern and Greek thought on him, his differences from St. Augustine, and how his interpretation affected the rise of the Eastern Christian thought. The book also treats briefly the subject of man's personal aim in life perceived by Clement as the supersession of his nature. Failure to realize this personal aim in life leads to alienation from God, and death. The moral dilemma of Clement's interpretation of evil as failure of life's aim is not a conventional explanation of good and evil but something much more: the option between real life and death. Consequently, Clement's idea of evil refers to existential problems and ontological realities.

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Details

• NCID: BA3970480X
• ISBN:
  • 9004112383
• LCCN: 98042663
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 192 p.
• Size: 25 cm.
• Classification:
  • LCC : BT160
  • DC21 : 231/.8/092
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Clement, of Alexandria, Saint, ca. 150-ca. 215
  • LCSH : Theodicy -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
  • LCSH : Good and evil -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
  • LCSH : Freedom (Theology) -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
  • LCSH : Perfection -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Early church, ca. 30-600
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA06567270