Clement of Alexandria : a study in Christian liberalism - in 2 volumes
London : Williams and Norgate, 1914. 1st edition. Near fine copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. The set remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Review copies. Item #411243
Physical description: 2 volumes : IV plates (including map, facsimile) ; 24 cm. Notes: "On the order and date of Clement's works": v. 2, p. 324-333.
Contents: Volume I. -- Clement -- Alexandria -- The close of the second century -- Six contemporaries -- In Clement's library -- Literary work -- An appeal to the educated -- Manners and morals -- Marriage and home life -- A sermon on riches -- The logos -- Volume II. -- The incarnation -- Gnosticism -- The higher life -- The church -- Sacraments and worship -- The holy scriptures-canon and text -- The holy scriptures-authority and exegesis -- The piety of an intellectual man -- Then and now -- Sayings and extracts. Subjects: Clement of Alexandria, Saint approximately 150-approximately 215; Church history Primitive and early church; Gnosticism; Liberalism Christian.
Price: €195.00