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Irenaeus of Lyons by Eric Francis Osborn is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Irenaeus of Lyons about?
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,
Who reads Irenaeus of Lyons?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Eric Francis Osborn
- Publisher
- Cambridge, U.K. ; New York: Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521675727
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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