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Tag Archives: Justinian
Did the Fifth Ecumenical Council Condemn Universal Salvation?
When first presented with the universalist hope, many Orthodox and Roman Catholics immediately invoke the authority of the Fifth Ecumenical Council (A.D. 553), citing the famous fifteen anti-Origenist anathemas: “Apokatastasis has been dogmatically defined by the Church as heresy—see canon … Continue reading
Eschatology and Orthodoxy
Fr Sergius Bulgakov’s presentation of the Last Things is a masterpiece of dogmatic and mystical theology. Here is no mere reiteration of opinions from the past. Bulgakov is convinced that the Church has only begun to reflect deeply on the … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged apocatastasis, Eastern Orthodoxy, eschatology, Justinian, Origen, Sergius Bulgakov, sophiology, universal salvation
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Rehabilitating Origen
David Bentley Hart is his own man, with his own distinctive voice and writing style—and thank God for that. His theological writings have been described as brilliant, incisive, penetrating, trenchant, over-blown, outrageous. He is impossible to pigeon-hole. He has read … Continue reading
Posted in David B. Hart
Tagged 5th ecumenical council, apokatastasis, David Hart, Justinian, Origen, Orthodox theology, universalism
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St Justinian on Apokatastasis
The folks at Classical Christianity posted today a passage from St Justinian’s letter to Patriarch Menas criticizing universal salvation. This is the letter in which the Emperor commanded the patriarch to convene a synod to condemn the teachings of Origen. … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology
Tagged apocatastasis, Emperor Justinian, eternal punishment, Justinian, Origen, universal salvation, universalism
99 Comments