Daily Archives: March 24, 2018

Origen And the Weariness Of Many Books: Part One

Although I have spent some time defending Origen from the negative views that others have had about his beliefs in subordinationism [1], it should be noted that there are some aspects of Origen’s thinking we can find in the first … Continue reading

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Book Review: Origen On Prayer

Origen On Prayer, by Origen Adamantius At the end of this short book of about 100 pages Origen says something that is striking and worth considering for any writer as prolific as he is:  “But if you press on to … Continue reading

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Book Review: Letters

Letters, by Origen Adamantius To put it somewhat mildly, Origen was an interesting fellow who had a complex role in Early Christianity as an intellectual whose hostility to the Jews led him on the one hand to promote a Hellenistic … Continue reading

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