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Tag Archives: Origen
Ante-Nicene Subordinationism and the Unitarian Narrative
So how did we get from trinity to Trinity, from the one God with his Son and Holy Spirit to the tri-personal God in which each person is ontologically distinct and yet equally divine? As we saw in “Once Upon … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Holy Trinity
Tagged Dale Tuggy, David Hart, God, Jesus Christ, Origen, subordinationism, Trinity, unitarianism
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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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Sometimes Eternal Isn’t Forever
When discussing the question of universal salvation, someone will immediately appeal to our Lord’s teaching on hell. For defenders of the traditional doctrine, it is simply obvious that Jesus taught eternal damnation. Certainly that is how almost all the English … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Eschatology
Tagged aionios, apocatastasis, eternal damnation, eternal punishment, eternity, Gehenna, hell, Ilaria Ramelli, Jesus, Origen
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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
93 Comments
Apocatastasis: The Heresy that Never Was
When first presented with the universalist hope, many Orthodox and Roman Catholics immediately invoke the authority of the Fifth Ecumenical Council (553), citing the fifteen anti-Origenist anathemas: “Apokatastasis has been dogmatically defined by the Church as heresy—see canon 1 … … Continue reading
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
The Fifth Theological Oration: The Progressive Revelation of the Spirit
If the Holy Spirit is God, why is this truth not explicitly taught in the inspired Scriptures of the Church? If the Holy Spirit is God, why did it take over 350 years for the Church to dogmatically confess it? … Continue reading
Posted in Gregory Nazianzen, Holy Trinity
Tagged Cappadocians, Gregory of Nazianzus, Holy Spirit, Origen, Theological Orations
