Clement of Alexandria, a scholar who flourished around the turn of the third century, devoted this work to instructing Christian converts on the nature of the Christian life. Another of his books, the Protreptikos, was intended as an outreach to pagans, and this book, the Paidagogos (called here Christ the Educator), was to serve as a guide to Christian living for baptized individuals who were still young in the faith. A sober lifestyle of moderation and self-restraint should characterize every Christian, and Clement's thinking on ethics reveals the influence of Stoic philosophy.
- ISBN13 9780813215624
- Publish Date 26 August 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint The Catholic University of America Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 334
- Language English