Seventh Book of the Stromateis

Matyáš Havrda, Ph.D. (2000) in Philosophy, Charles University Prague, is Researcher at Humboldt University Berlin and Palacký University Olomouc. His publications include articles on Valentinian gnosticism, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, and Galen, and a commented Czech translation of the fifth book of the Stromateis.Vít Hušek, Th.D. (2004) in Systematic Theology, Palacký University Olomouc, is Assistant Professor and Researcher at Palacký University Olomouc. He has published articles on doctrine of grace in Latin patristics. Jana Plátová, Ph.D. (2007) in Classical Philology, Masaryk University Brno, is Assistant Professor and Researcher at Palacký University Olomouc. Her publications include articles on Clement of Alexandria´s commentary on Scripture, and a Czech translation of the Stromateis (books I and III).

"This edited collection brings together seventeen contibutions held to a high standard, and it is definitely recommended for purchase by theological libraries." – David Neal Greenwood, University of Edinburgh, in: Journal of Ecclesiastical History 65/2 (2014)"...richness [...] of papers in this book, which both testifies and contributes to the flourishing of contemporary academic research on Clement of Alexandria." – Jane Heath, Durham University, in: Expository Times 125/6 (May 2014)

• Annewies van den Hoek, Stromateis VII in the Light of Recent Scholarship: Approaches and Perspectives (with Bibliography)PART I, PIETYAlain Le Boulluec, Comment Clément applique-t-il dans le Stromate VII, à l'intention des philosophes, la méthode définie dans le prologue (1–3)?Silke-Petra Bergjan, Clement of Alexandria on God’s Providence and the Gnostic’s Life Choice: The Concept of Pronoia in the Stromateis, Book VII (with Appendix: Fragments from Clement of Alexandria, Περὶ προνοίας)Monika Recinová, Clement’s Angelological Doctrines: Between Jewish Models and Philosophic-Religious Streams of Late AntiquityGeorge Karamanolis, Clement on Superstition and Religious BeliefHenny Fiskå Hägg, Seeking the Face of God: Prayer and Knowledge in Clement of AlexandriaLorenzo Perrone, Clemens von Alexandrien und Origenes zum Gebet: Versuch eines Paradigmenvergleichs anhand ihrer SchriftstellenPART II, PERFECTIONVeronika Černušková, Divine and Human Mercy in the StromateisJana Plátová, The Gnostic’s Intercessory Prayer according to Clement of AlexandriaJudith L. Kovacs, Saint Paul as Apostle of Apatheia: Stromateis VII, Chapter 14Davide Dainese, The Idea of Martyrdom in Stromateis VII: A Proposal for a Reconstruction of Clement of Alexandria’s PhilosophyIlaria Ramelli, Stromateis VII and Clement’s Hints at the Theory of ApokatastasisPART III, TRUTHMatyáš Havrda, Demonstrative Method in Stromateis VII: Context, Principles, and PurposePiotr Ashwin-Siejkowski, The Notion of ‘Heresy’ in Stromateis VII and its Use in Clement of Alexandria’s PolemicOleh Kindiy, Approximating Church and School in Clement of Alexandria’s Stromateis VIIMarco Rizzi, The End of Stromateis VII and Clement’s Literary ProjectAPPENDICESAnnewies van den Hoek, ‘Hymn of the Holy Clement to Christ the Saviour’: Clement of Alexandria, Pedagogue III 101, 4 (introduction, translation, and notes)Jane Schatkin Hettrick, Musical Settings of Clement’s 'Hymn to Christ the Saviour’