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Spiritual contemplation in Clement of Alexandria’s Stromateis : adaptation of the philosophical category θεωρία
No full textAlthough scholars have often acknowledged the spirituality in the writings of Clement of Alexandria (cir. 150-215 AD), a thorough study of the Platonic category θεωρία as it
appears in this second century Father has never been undertaken. Most studies on
Christian spirituality either ignore Clement's role altogether, or rush past him with little comment in favor of the great Origen (cir. 185-255 AD).
Stromateis, Clement's most enigmatic work, contains over 75 occurrences of θεωρία. A
close examination of these texts reveals that his use of the term is somewhat different from two of his greatest philosophical and spiritual mentors, Plato and Philo. Clement uses this term (usually translated "contemplation") to refer to a spiritual experience which occurs in
space and time, as well as an ethereal one and one which occurs in the mind. A possible
explanation for this difference lies with Clement's claim in the opening chapter of the
work: he is the recipient of an oral tradition which has never been recorded, but which he plans to include in the Stromateis.
This thesis demonstrates: 1) that Clement is the first Christian writer to adapt this
philosophical category into Christian spirituality; 2) the primary purpose of Stromateis is to present the third stage in a spiritual pathway - to reveal θεωρία as the spiritual "meat" for the advanced believer; and 3) to present God and His contact with the Christian as immediate. In a radical move, going against the philosophical setting of the day, Clement
presents this Platonic category as a means for the Christian to experience an immanent
God
Letter from Clement to Ralph, MSS.1725
No full textAbstract: A letter from Clement to his brother Ralph, written from "Puehuehu," Hawaii, concerning business matters, February 13, 1885.Scope and Content Note: This collection consists of a single letter from Clement, no last name stated, to his brother Ralph, from "Puehuehu," which appears to be in Hawaii, dated February 13, 1885. The letter chiefly discusses business matters. The folder in which it was donated to the Special Collections library states that the author was a plantation owner, that Puehuehu is also known as Kohala, and that the letter's recipient was in England.Biographical/Historical Note: Hawaii businessman/plantation owner, 1885
Clement B. Christesen
No full textMedium: pen and inksigned and dated."Clement B. Christesen" [1980.2044.000.000], Kahan, LouisExtent: shee
Clement, G B, 403687
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/377547Surname: CLEMENT
Given Name(s) or Initials: G B
Military Service Number or Last Known Location: 403687
Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 50971191364
Item: [2016.0049.09848] "Clement, G B, 403687
Papers of Clement Byrne Christesen
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/68357Correspondence, household records and accounts, manuscript poems and stories, research notes and subject files.115423
Acquisition: [2006.0001] "Papers of Clement Byrne Christesen
Papers of Clement Byrne Christesen
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/68797Correspondence and subject files from C.B. Christesen, created after he ceased his editorship of Meanjin in 1974. Some earlier material is found in scattered files102908
Acquisition: [2010.0008] "Papers of Clement Byrne Christesen
Recollections of Clement C. Moore, author of "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
No full textIncludes 2 poems by Clement C Moore, including "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Part of the Nancy H. Marshall Night before Christmas collection. Swem Library copy includes and undated letter about the book by Margaret N.C. Bradley, niece of the author
263. Dress owned by Ruby Ella Clement of Fairview, Utah
No full textPhotographs of and document for a dress owned by Ruby Ella Clement of Fairview, Utah. Belonged to owner\u27s grandmother, Ellen Pedersen Jensen (b. 1841 in Denmark). It was made by her father, a tailor, and she brought it from Denmark to Utah in 186
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