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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This article has now been superseded by my article “Did the Fifth Ecumenical Council Condemn Universal Salvation?“ When first presented with the universalist hope, many Orthodox and Roman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This article has now been superseded by my article “Did the Fifth Ecumenical Council Condemn Universal Salvation?“ When first presented with the universalist hope, many Orthodox and Roman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
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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