Project Gutenberg 2023-10-23 Public domain in the USA. 599 Clement, of Alexandria, Saint Clemens, Alexandrinus, Saint Titus Flavius Clemens, Alexandrinus, Saint Alexandria, Clement of Wilson, William 1828 1875 The writings of Clement of Alexandria, Vol. 1 (of 2) $aEdinburgh :$bT. & T. Clark, $c1867. Ante-Nicene Christian Library Wouter Franssen, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Writings of Clement of Alexandria, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Saint Clement of Alexandria is a collection of theological and philosophical texts likely written in the late 2nd to early 3rd century. The volume covers Clement's various works, aimed primarily at converting pagans to Christianity and instructing Christian converts on moral and ethical living. The writings juxtapose Christian doctrine against pagan beliefs, highlighting the fallacies and moral shortcomings of the latter. At the start of the work, the introduction sets the stage for understanding Clement's background as a former pagan philosopher who embraced Christianity. He traveled extensively to learn from prominent teachers of the faith, eventually contributing to Christian thought through his own writings. The opening chapters focus on Clement's "Exhortation to the Heathen," emphasizing the absurdity of pagan worship and the moral decay associated with it, while inviting readers to embrace Christian truths. He compares the simplicity and purity of Christian worship to the complex and often sordid practices of the pagans, calling for a rejection of idolatry in favor of a more profound relationship with the divine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/TheWritingsOfClementOfAlexandriaVol11867/page/n221/mode/2up 20200619004707ofalexandr 1867 GB Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Theology -- Early works to 1800 Theology -- History -- Early Church, ca. 30-600 BR Text Category: History - Religious Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 1242228 2025-07-28T12:12:14.429343 text/html 1189407 2023-10-23T12:52:10 text/html 905308 2025-07-28T12:12:36.266194 application/epub+zip 906703 2025-07-28T12:12:19.026236 application/epub+zip 691917 2025-07-28T12:12:16.336350 application/epub+zip 1680923 2025-07-28T12:12:47.721187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1605864 2025-07-28T12:12:34.118218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 941989 2025-07-28T12:12:11.256310 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 922027 2023-10-23T12:52:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16851 2025-07-28T12:12:47.934108 application/rdf+xml 25434 2025-07-28T12:12:17.389292 image/jpeg 3374 2025-07-28T12:12:17.195300 image/jpeg 768247 2025-07-28T12:12:14.560336 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia