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Correspondence Between Dr. Rufus E. Clement and Lelio Faublas, April 1943
No full textCorrespondence between Dr. Rufus E. Clement and L�lio Faublas regarding Faublas' thesis
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
Correspondence Between Dr. Rufus E. Clement and Paul E. Waller, November 21, 1946
No full textA letter to Dr. Clement regarding a housing unit for married veterans
Correspondence Between Dr. Rufus E. Clement and Grant L. Franklin, August 29, 1946
No full textA letter to Dr. Clement regarding a housing unit for married veterans
Correspondence Between Lieutenant General Alvan C. Gillem, Jr. and Dr. Rufus E. Clement, November 4, 1947
No full textA letter from Dr. Clement regarding the apointment of an enlistment representative for Atlanta Universiy
Correspondence Between Dr. Rufus E. Clement and Quentin S. Doty, October 9, 1946
No full textA letter to Dr. Clement regarding the creation of a Verterans Administration Guidance Center at Atlanta University
Correspondence Between Dr. Rufus E. Clement and John H. Heil, Jr., June 1, 1942
No full textA letter from John Heil to Dr. Rufus Clement regarding the selection of women for the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Correspondence Between Dr. Rufus E. Clement and Siergei Powelle, August 19, 1946
No full textA letter to Dr. Clement regarding the vacancy of a housing unit
Correspondence Between Dr. Rufus E. Clement and Alvan C. Gillem, Jr., October 30, 1947
No full textA letter to Dr. Clement regarding enlistment in the United States Army and Air Force
Correspondence Between Dr. Rufus E. Clement and John Sammons Bell, September 25, 1945
No full textA letter to Dr. Clement inviting him to visit the Veterans Service Center
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