Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: Clement: Christian Writer in Second-Century Alexandria
3: The Concept of God in Middle Platonism
4: Clement's Method of Concealment
5: Clement's Concept of God. 1. The Apophatic Essence of the Father
6: Clement's Concept of God. 2. The Son as Logos
7: The Knowledge of God
8: Apophaticism and the Distinction between Essence and Power
9: Concluding Remarks

About the Author

Henny Fiska Hägg is Senior Lecturer, Department of Theology and Philosophy, Agder University College, Norway.

Reviews

This will be a useful book for the student who has yet to gain detailed knowledge of the sources. M. J. Edwards, Journal of Ecclesiastical History