Athenagoras called himself “a Christian philosopher of Athens. ” As for Clement, it is said that he felt that “philosophy can be judiciously used by the Christian as an aid to wisdom and the defense of the faith. ”
وارتأى إقليمس ،‏ حسبما يقال ،‏ « ان المسيحيين يمكنهم بحصافة ان يتخذوا من الفلسفة سبيلا الى الحكمة والدفاع عن الايمان » .‏