Tag: Origen

Monarchianism and Origen’s Early Trinitarian Theology


Free Download Stephen E. Waers, Point University, "Monarchianism and Origen’s Early Trinitarian Theology"
English | 2022 | ISBN: 9004516557 | PDF | pages: 249 | 1.2 mb
This book presents a cogent account of monarchianism, a core context for the development of trinitarian theology at the beginning of the third century, before situating Origen’s early trinitarian theology as formulated in response to monarchianism.

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Origen of Alexandria Master Theologian of the Early Church


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English | 2022 | ISBN: 1978708432, 1978708459 | PDF | pages: 184 | 1.6 mb
Origen of Alexandria is the most influential thinker and writer of the Christian church after John the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle. This book charts his momentous impact on the structures, mindset, and doctrines of Christianity, from the third century when he wrote to the twenty-first century when his work has been enthusiastically revisited. It has been a long and enduring influence that has seen his star rise and wane many times over past centuries, but at each critical juncture of Christian reflection over the ages, he has been rediscovered and invariably offered important insights to contemporary issues.

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Origen


Free Download Origen By Joseph W. Trigg
1998 | 312 Pages | ISBN: 0415118352 | PDF | 4 MB
Origen was the most influential Christian theologian before Augustine, the founder of Biblical study as a serious discipline in the Christian tradition, and a figure with immense influence on the development of Christian spirituality.This volume presents a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen’s life and writings. An introduction analyzes the principal influences that formed him as a Christian and as a thinker, his emergence as a mature theologian at Alexandria, his work in Caesarea and his controversial legacy. Fresh translations of a representative selection of Origen’s writings, including some never previously available in print, show how Origen provided a lasting framework for Christian theology by finding through study of the Bible a coherent understanding of God’s saving plan.

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Origen of Alexandria and the Theology of the Holy Spirit


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English | ISBN: 0198895747 | 2024 | 208 pages | EPUB | 736 KB
Origen of Alexandria and the Theology of the Holy Spirit offers a comprehensive account of Origen’s pneumatology. In examining the Holy Spirit’s identity and activity in Origen’s writings, this study reads Origen in his context and surveys his entire corpus. It shows that Origen grounds his pneumatology in Scripture and uses Jewish, philosophical, and earlier Christian teachings in exegeting the passages he believes pertain to the Holy Spirit.

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