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A PRESENTATION ON ORIGEN (A glimpse of his thoughts & WORKS)

A PRESENTATION ON ORIGEN (A glimpse of his thoughts & WORKS). CH 2000 EARLY CHRISTIANITY Course professor: Dr. dieter mitternacht Presenter: Helen Mun (M.Div. student) Date: 3 rd November 2011. ORIGEN (222-230). A glimpse of Theological & Philosophical Thoughts of ORIGEN .

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A PRESENTATION ON ORIGEN (A glimpse of his thoughts & WORKS)

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  1. A PRESENTATION ON ORIGEN(A glimpse of his thoughts & WORKS) • CH 2000 EARLY CHRISTIANITY • Course professor: Dr. dieter mitternacht • Presenter: Helen Mun (M.Div. student) • Date: 3rd November 2011.

  2. ORIGEN(222-230) A glimpse of Theological & Philosophical Thoughts of ORIGEN

  3. Origen’s beliefs of church’s creeds & rule of faith

  4. Origen,the Creative Theologian • What is ‘On First Principles’? (Peri Archon) • Complexity of book: Creation & created world. • Purpose of writing? To refute gnostic Christian believers (Valentinus).

  5. his Theological System Heart of Origen’s Theology • Origen’s philosophical arguments: • Upholds Doctrine of human free will Origen’s arguments with: Marcion & Valentinus

  6. A spiritual vision {On First Principles} • Defense of church’s tradition • Against gnostics & pagan despisers • A spiritual vision & a theological treatise • Figurative interpretation of imagery

  7. Origen’s idea: APOKATASTASIS What is APOKATASTASIS?The final restoration of all things including the return of all fallen spirits to God. Origen’s apocatastasis (1Corinthians 15:23-28, 44).

  8. ORIGEN’S PERMANENT LEGACY • Origen’s achievements • His struggles with gnostics • ORIGEN IN THE MODERN WORLD • German church historians: • Pierre Daniel Huet (1630-1721), Charles Delarue (1685-1739), Adolf Harnack (1851-1930) • A Model For Us Today: • Theodicy & role of intellect in religion.

  9. SOURCES OF REFERENCE: EARLY CHRISTIANITY: A Brief History (Joseph H. Lynch, Oxford University Press, 2010). Chapter 8: Christian Intellectuals. ORIGEN: The Bible & Philosophy in the Third-century Church (Joseph Wilson Trigg, John Knox Press, Atlanta, 1983). Chapters V AND X. ORIGEN: Translated by A.S.Worall (Henri Crouzel, Harper & Row Publishers, San Francisco, 1989). Part 4: THEOLOGY. THE EARLY CHURCH (Henry Chadwick, The Penguin Books, London, England, 1993). Chapter 6.

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