Erik Graff's Reviews > The Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol 2

I find most of the Fathers of the Church to be boring, some repugnant. There are a few exceptions, one of them being Clement of Alexandria. Unlike some of the others he had a liberal education, an appreciation of pre-Christian culture and philosophies. A goldmine of anecdote, his treatment of Pythagoras is precious.

A couple of years later, helping friends at a local Renaissance Fair thing, I did some stints as an insane monk, wearing a pseudo-Benedictine habit given me in seminary. Clement provided much of the material for my rants.