Irenaeus of Lyons - Hardback - 9780521800068

Eric Osborn's book presents a major study of Irenaeus (125-200), bishop of Lyons, who attacked Gnostic theosophy with positive ideas as well as negative critiques. Irenaeus's combination of argument and imagery, logic and aesthetic, was directed to a new document, the Christian bible. Dominated by a Socratic love of truth and a classical love of beauty, he was a founder of Western humanism. Irenaeus is renowned for his aphorisms, optimism, love of the created world, evolutionary view of history, and theology of beauty and humor.

• | Author: Eric Osborn
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 04, 2001
• | Number of Pages: 328 pages
• | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
• | ISBN-10: 0521800064
• | ISBN-13: 9780521800068