Definition
Clement of Alexandria (c. 150-215 AD) was an early Christian theologian and head of the catechetical school in Alexandria, before Origen. He is known for his synthesis of Christian faith with Greek philosophical heritage (the Platonic tradition). In Stephen Jones’ corpus he is cited as an authoritative patristic voice for the doctrine of universal salvation through corrective punishment.
Usage in the Corpus
Stephen Jones
Jones cites Clement as early ecclesial evidence for his restorationist soteriology: “He, indeed, saves all; but some He saves converting them by punishments; others, however, who follow voluntarily He saves with dignity of honour.” — Clement of Alexandria, Commentary on 1 John, cited by Jones in his discussion of 1 John 2:2. This quotation functions in Jones as patristic proof that the idea of universally-corrective judgment was present in the Alexandrian tradition already before Origen. [Jones, Creation’s Jubilee, Ch. 5]
Origin
Clement is the author of Protrepticus (exhortation to Christianity), Paedagogus (the pedagogical Logos), and Strōmateis (Miscellanies: theological variaria). His works have been preserved, unlike those of his student Origen, of which only fragments and translated works survive.