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Name:
Clement of Alexandria
Born: Titus Flavius Clemens
Dates:
Born: c. 150
Died: c. 215
Biography:
Clement of Alexandria, head of the Alexandrian catechetical school, was one
of the most important early Christian fathers. He spent a great deal of time
trying to reconcile Greek philosophy with Christian theology, arguing that
Greek philosophy was in fact a preparation for the gospel:
Philosophy was necessary to the Greeks for righteousness until the coming of the Lord; and even now it is useful for the development of true religion as a kind of preparatory discipline for those who arrive at faith by way of demonstration.
This sort of doctrine is known as preparatio evangelica.
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