St. Clement of Rome's Clarion Call: Humility, Order, and the End of Sedition in the Early Church

Join us for a deep dive into the First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians, a crucial document from the collection of the Apostolic Fathers. Written by St. Clement of Rome, acting on behalf of the church sojourning at Rome, this letter was penned to address a "shameful and detestable sedition" which had erupted in the esteemed Corinthian congregation.

The letter serves as a potent response to an incident where "a few rash and self-confident persons" unjustly deposed several established presbyters, gravely injuring the church's formerly "venerable and illustrious name". St. Clement argues that the core issue driving this upheaval is wicked and ungodly envy and jealousy, w ...