Praise of Simplicity. Treatment of Passions in Clement of Alexandria´s Gnosis

Authors

  • Daniel Vindas Sánchez Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica , Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15359/siwo.13-1.2

Abstract

This article proposes to analyze the invention of a gnosis that is based on the praise of simplicity understood as a maxim of Clement´s philosophical and theological thought. The praise of simplicity is related to the capacity of the human person to become divine; in that regard another category which originates from this practice is that of theoi andres, a category that synthetizes the pagan philosophy and Clement´s Christian thinking. Clement´s gnosis is understood as a series of ethical exercises based upon the care of the flesh, the Christian response to the Roman pomposity and aristocracy, and the practice of sophron bios or moderate life.

Keywords: Gnosis, Clementine theology, Pagan Philosophy, Treatment of Passions, Use of Pleasures


Author Biography

  • Daniel Vindas Sánchez, Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica

    Profesor en la Escuela Ecuménica de Ciencias de la Religión. Ha publicado El uso del Oikos: Cristianismo primitivo y cuidado de sí. San José: SEBILA, 2018.

Published

2020-11-03

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Artículos

How to Cite

Vindas Sánchez, D. (2020). Praise of Simplicity. Treatment of Passions in Clement of Alexandria´s Gnosis. Siwo Revista De Teología, 13(1), 37-66. https://doi.org/10.15359/siwo.13-1.2