Evil, Freedom, and the Road to Perfection in Clement of Alexandria

Peter Karavites (Autor)

Buch | Ledereinband/Edeleinband

208 Seiten

1998
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-11238-4 (ISBN)

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The discussion of Clement's evil and freedom of the will constitutes a fascinating new study of a universal problem. It presents Clement's ideas in a fresh and clear manner equally intelligible to the initiated as well as the common reader.

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.

Peter (Panayiotis) Karavites, Ph.D. in History, Loyola University, is Professor of Ancient History at Bridgewater State College, MA. He has published extensively on Ancient Greek History, including Promise-Giving and Treaty-Making, (Brill, 1992) and has written scores of articles on Modern Greek Politics and Religion.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.12.1998
Reihe/Serie	Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements ; 43
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	475 g
Einbandart	Leinen
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie des Mittelalters
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	90-04-11238-3 / 9004112383
ISBN-13	978-90-04-11238-4 / 9789004112384
Zustand	Neuware