Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement
Behr, JohnAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2000.
Irenaeus and Clement, writing at the end of the 2nd century offer us very different views of holiness within the framework of the monastic ideal. This book examines their philosophies of what it means to be a human being living in the presence of God.
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Irenaeus and Clement, writing at the end of the 2nd century offer us very different views of holiness within the framework of the monastic ideal. This book examines their philosophies of what it means to be a human being living in the presence of God.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon.
Clement, of Alexandria, Saint, ca. 150-ca. 215.
Asceticism
Theological anthropology
Religion
Philosophy & Religion
Christianity