By Henry Chadwick
This enlightening examine examines the connection of the early Christians to the classical culture. in accordance with the paintings of the Christian thinkers, Justine, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen, and present pagan feedback of the Church, the booklet illustrates how rejection of the classical culture mixed with profound attractiveness of its humanism have been synthesized by means of the early Church.
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