Clement of Alexandria (AD 150-215) is one of the most brilliant thinkers of the early Christian centuries. His teaching, steeped as much in the Bible as in Greek thought, reveals to us the nature of the debates in the early days of the expansion of Christianity. This book deals with a subject little studied to this day, namely his thoughts on the Church. Yet it is a recurring subject in his works, where he reflects at length on the Church from the point of view of the being and the mission of the divine Logos. Analysis of Clementâs discourse on the Church therefore makes it possible to revisit the main intuitions of his Christology while shedding light on his perception of Christian identity at a time when it is still under construction.
"This monumental study focuses on the relationship of the ecclesiology and Christology of the second/third century theologian Clement of Alexandria. [...] Karuhijeâs central thesis is that Clementâs ecclesiology cannot be divorced from his theology of the incarnation; [...] Consequently, Karuhije draws on the entire body of Clementâs oeuvre to reconstruct the various aspects of this relationship. This makes Karuhijeâs book a definitive study. [...] nobody until now has undertaken such an encyclopedic examination of Clementâs corpus.[...] The scope and depth of this ambitious study offer scholars and students of Clement a critical resource of lasting value." â Harry O. Maier, Vancouver School of Theology, in: BMCR 2022.11.05