Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement

by John Behr

Book Overview

Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement 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, John Behr also offers a theological critique of the prevailing approach to the asceticism of Late Antiquity. Writing before monasticism became the dominant paradigm of Christian asceticism, Irenaeus and Clement afford fascinating glimpses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198270003
• ISBN13: 9780198270003
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"