Origen: Introduction. 1. The making of a scholar and theologian. 2. The mature years at Alexandria. 3. Man of the church at Caesarea. 4. A controversial legacy

• Author(s): Joseph Wilson Trigg,
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Pages: 292
• ISBN_10: 0415118360
  ISBN_13: 9780415118361
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Ancient / General , Religion / Biblical Studies / General , Religion / History , Religion / Philosophy , Religion / Christian Theology / General , Religion / Christian Theology / History , Religion / Theology ,

Description:... 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.