Therrien, Mark E

Cross and Creation: A Theological Introduction to Origen of Alexandria - Washington, D.C. The Catholic University of America Press 2022 - 303p 23 cm - Patristic Theology Series .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-290) and index.

"Mark Therrien offers an original interpretation of Origen's theology. Focusing on some of Origen's most important works (especially On First Principles and the Commentary on John, but ultimately making reference to his writings more broadly), this book retrieves and examines some of the foundational pillars of Origen's theology through close readings and re-examinations of those texts. It examines eight of these theological foundations: God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, the end, the soul, the world, the cross, and deification. Moreover, by showing the connections between Origen's understanding of these foundational pillars, it also shows the coherence of his theology as a whole. Taken collectively, what emerges from these eight chapters is that two doctrines specially shape Origen's theology: Cross and Creation"--

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