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Can humans know God? Can created beings approach the Uncreated? The concept of God and questions about our ability to know him are central to this book. Eastern Orthodox theology distinguishes between knowing God as he is (his divine essence) and as he presents himself (through his energies), and thus it both negates and affirms the basic question: man cannot know God in his essence, but may know him through his energies. Henny Fiska Hagg investigates this earliest stage of Christian negative (apophatic) theology, as well as the beginnings of the distinction between essence and energies, focusing on Clement of Alexandria in the late second century. Clement's theological, social, religious, and philosophical milieu is also considered, as is his indebtedness to Middle Platonism and its concept of God.

Negative theology --- Théologie négative --- Christianity --- History of doctrines. --- Christianisme --- Histoire des doctrines --- Clement, --- Theologie negative --- -276 =75 CLEMENS ALEXANDRINUS --- 231.133.11 --- Apophatic theology --- Via negativa (Theology) --- Theology --- Mysticism --- -History of doctrines. --- Griekse patrologie--CLEMENS ALEXANDRINUS --- Kenbaarheid van God --- Clemens, --- Clemens, Titus Flavius, --- Clément, --- Clemente, --- Klemens, --- Klēmens, --- Kliment, --- Titus Flavius Clemens, --- إكليمنضس السكندري --- 231.133.11 Kenbaarheid van God --- Théologie négative --- Christianity. --- 276 =75 CLEMENS ALEXANDRINUS --- Christianity&delete& --- History of doctrines --- Klēmēs, --- Negative theology - Christianity - History of doctrines. --- Theologie negative - Christianisme - Histoire des doctrines --- Clement, - of Alexandria, Saint, - ca. 150-ca. 215.

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In the web of cultural processes of late antiquity ablution rites and initiation rites were performed in different forms and in different contexts. Such rites existed in Early Judaism and Greco-Roman cults and were also applied in early Christianity under the label "baptism", however, not as one fixed rite uniformly performed and interpreted. Baptismal rites developed diversely corresponding to the diversity among Christian groups of which some later came to be perceived as heretical. Remains of art, architecture and texts from these contexts were discussed in two conferences gathering scholars who are excellent within their respective fields: text studies, studies of rites, archaeology, architecture, history of art, and cultural anthropology. These different fields of research have in recent years generated new knowledge that is relevant for the discussion of ablution and initiation rites and their function in late antiquity. At the same time interests of research have altered in favour of a growing cooperation across discipline borders.The present volumes are the outcome of two conferences in Rome 2008 and at Metochi (Lesbos) 2009.

Baptism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Congresses. --- Baptism -- Judaism -- History -- Congresses. --- Lustrations -- History -- Congresses. --- Rome -- Religion -- Congresses. --- Lustrations --- Baptism --- 265.1 --- Rites and ceremonies --- Water --- Christening --- Immersion, Baptismal --- Initiation rites --- Sacraments --- 265.1 Doopsel --- Doopsel --- History --- Judaism --- Religious aspects --- Rome --- Religion --- Festschrift - Libri Amicorum --- Baptême --- Rites d'initiation --- Histoire --- Judaïsme --- Aspect religieux --- History. --- Baptismal immersion --- Sponsors --- Baptism - History - Early church, ca 30-600 - Congresses --- Baptism - Judaism - History - Congresses --- Lustrations - History - Congresses --- Rome - Religion - Congresses --- Ablution. --- Baptism. --- Initiation. --- Rite.