Daniela SCARDIA (Università del Salento)
LA NOZIONE DI LIBERTÀ SECONDO CLEMENTE D’ALESSANDRIA: TRA TRADIZIONE CLASSICA E CULTURA CRISTIANA
Keywords: Clemens of Alexandria, freedom, martyrdom, apatheia, paga-nism.
Abstract: Freedom according to Clement of Alexandria: between classical tradition and Christian culture. The article deals with the concept of ἐλευθερία in the work of Clement of Alexandria: in the Protrepticus he suggests the image of it as liberation from pagan idolatry, in other writings proposes the idea of freedom as the inner perfection of the Christian who is freed from sin and lives in the love of God.