Clement of Alexandria and the Beginnings of Christian Apophaticism

Clement of Alexandria and the Beginnings of Christian Apophaticism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 327
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Download or read book Clement of Alexandria and the Beginnings of Christian Apophaticism written by Henny Fiska Hägg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-06-29 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can humans know God? Eastern Orthodox theology affirms that we cannot know God in his essence, but may know him through his energies. Henny Fiska Hägg investigates the beginnings of Christian negative (apophatic) theology, focusing on Clement of Alexandria in the late second century.


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