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100 1 _aClement, of Alexandria, Saint
245 1 4 _aThe writings of Clement of Alexandria, Vol. 1 (of 2)
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aAnte-Nicene Christian Library
500 _aRelease date is 2023-10-23
508 _aWouter Franssen, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Writings of Clement of Alexandria, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Saint Clement of Alexandria is a collection of theological and philosophical texts likely written in the late 2nd to early 3rd century. The volume covers Clement's various works, aimed primarily at converting pagans to Christianity and instructing Christian converts on moral and ethical living. The writings juxtapose Christian doctrine against pagan beliefs, highlighting the fallacies and moral shortcomings of the latter. At the start of the work, the introduction sets the stage for understanding Clement's background as a former pagan philosopher who embraced Christianity. He traveled extensively to learn from prominent teachers of the faith, eventually contributing to Christian thought through his own writings. The opening chapters focus on Clement's "Exhortation to the Heathen," emphasizing the absurdity of pagan worship and the moral decay associated with it, while inviting readers to embrace Christian truths. He compares the simplicity and purity of Christian worship to the complex and often sordid practices of the pagans, calling for a rejection of idolatry in favor of a more profound relationship with the divine. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cEdinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1867
653 _aTheology -- Early works to 1800
653 _aTheology -- History -- Early Church, ca. 30-600
700 1 _aWilson, William,
_d1828-1875
830 0 _aAnte-Nicene Christian Library
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/TheWritingsOfClementOfAlexandriaVol11867/page/n221/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71937
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