Asceticism and anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
John Behr.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xi, 261 p. ;
Dimensions
23 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Oxford early Christian studies
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-254) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Pt. I. Irenaeus of Lyons: From Breath to Spirit. Ch. 1. The Economy of God. I. The Handiwork of God. II. The Temporality of the Economy. III. The Sign of Jonah. IV. The Unfolding of the Economy. V. At the End, the Beginning. Ch. 2. The Human Formation. Ch. 3. Human Growth -- Pt. II. Clement of Alexandria: Tiptoeing on the Earth. Ch. 4. Anthropology. Ch. 5. Rebirth and Christian Life. Ch. 6. The Higher Christian Life: gnosis, apatheia, agape.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"The book examines the ways in which Irenaeus and Clement understood what it means to be human. By exploring these writings from within their own theological perspectives, Dr. Behr also offers a theological critique of the prevailing approach to the asceticism of Late Antiquity."--BOOK JACKET.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Clement,approximately 150-approximately 215.
Irenaeus
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Asceticism-- History-- Early church, ca. 30-600.
Theological anthropology-- Christianity-- History of doctrines-- Early church, ca. 30-600.