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Tag Archives: Origen
St Augustine of Hippo and the Misericordes
Over the past decade I have noticed—and perhaps you have too—that most Christians who have thought about matters eschatological believe that Origen of Alexandria concocted out of the blue the doctrine of universal salvation. But in truth the greater hope … Continue reading
Posted in Universalism and Eschatology
Tagged apocatastasis, Augustine, eternal damnation, hell, misericordes, Origen, universal salvation
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Roland, Rebirth, and Resurrection: A Comparative Eschatology of Paramahansa Yogananda and Origen of Alexandria
by David Armstrong The last century has seen a lot of great scholarship on a variety of interrelated topics in biblical studies, with some helpful new starting points for doing critical work on Jewish and Christian antiquity. On the one … Continue reading
Posted in Universalism and Eschatology
Tagged Buddhism, David Hart, Hinduism, Jesus Christ, Origen, reincarnation, resurrection, Yogananda
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The Annihilation of Israel
Ezekiel 21 “The word of the Lord came to me,” declares the prophet Ezekiel: “Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries; prophesy against the land of Israel and say to the land of Israel, … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Robert Jenson
Tagged Babylon, divine justice, Ezekiel, God, Jerusalem, judgment, Origen, punishment, Robert Jenson
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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
Apocatastasis: The Heresy That Never Was
This article has now been superseded by my article “Did the Fifth Ecumenical Council Condemn Universal Salvation?“ When first presented with the universalist hope, many Orthodox and Roman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), … Continue reading
‘For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite all the firstborn’: St. Gregory of Nyssa and the Allegorical Sense of Scripture
by George Repper The question of God’s providence and evil is one that tends to crop up every now and again. For me at least, the question over whether God’s providence is the direct cause of evil or not is … Continue reading
Posted in Gregory of Nyssa
Tagged allegory, biblical interpretation, Exodus, Gregory of Nyssa, hermeneutics, literal, Origen
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Dionysian Ponderings: To let be or not let be–that is the question
Did the Lord God Almighty have to create the world? This is the question I now wish to pose to St Dionysius the Areopagite. It is a pressing question for Christian students of the Areopagite because he is so deeply … Continue reading
Apocatastasis: The Heresy That Never Was
This article has now been superseded by my article “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), … Continue reading
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