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1. www.christianitytoday.com › 1996 › 07Origen: Model or Heretic? - Christianity Today

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   Origen of Alexandria, a third-century Christian scholar, loved Jesus, the Scriptures, and Neo-Platonic philosophy—a combination that Christians since have viewed as either the height of faithful ...

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   Origen is today considered controversial because of some of his views. (Even Saint Augustine had some views with which the church disagreed). Although he is considered controversial today, during his time he was the definition of theology, whether you agreed with him or not. It still comes down to one qualification.

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   Feb 24, 2022 · Introduction. The Origenist controversy of the late fourth century, or, as it is sometimes called the first Origenist controversy, since it was rather the beginning than the end of controversies about Origen, has generated a huge body of scholarship.1 The attempts to explain why it started have generally been based on criticisms of statements in Origen’s writings that were seen as ...

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   Feb 7, 2023 · Origen's Devotion Was Bordering On Overzealous. Origen lived in a time and place (approximately 185-284 around the Mediterranean/Middle East, per Britannica) where being a Christian could mean torture and/or death, depending on the mood of the rulers at the time. Far from being keen to avoid it, Origen actually sought out martyrdom, and ...

5. www.catholicculture.org › commentary › life-origenEp. 19—Origen: The Most Controversial Christian Ever?

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   Jul 8, 2020 · Origen is one of the most complicated figures in Christian history — widely influential and widely despised. This is the first of two episodes on Origen. CatholicCulture.org

6. www.learnreligions.com › origen-biography-4152104Origen: Biography of the Man of Steel - Learn Religions

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   Jun 25, 2019 · By. Mary Fairchild. Updated on June 25, 2019. Origen was an early church father so zealous he was tortured for his faith but so controversial he was declared a heretic centuries after his death because of some of his unorthodox beliefs. His full name, Origen Adamantius, means "man of steel," a title he earned through a lifetime of suffering.

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   Why is Origen considered controversial today?

   • Origen is today considered controversial because of some of his views. (Even Saint Augustine had some views with which the church disagreed). Although he is considered controversial today, during his time he was the definition of theology, whether you agreed with him or not. It still comes down to one qualification.

   Why is Origen considered a Church Father, but not a saint?

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   Who was Origen and what did he do?

   • Origen was the first systematic theologian and philosopher of the Christian Church. Earlier Christian intellectuals had confined themselves to apologetic and moralizing works; notable among such writers is Clement of Alexandria (d. 215 C.E.), who, like Origen, found much of value in Hellenic philosophy.

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   What happened to Origen?

   • After the posthumous condemnation of Origen (and Origenism) in the fifth century, it became increasingly difficult for mainstream theologians to make use of his work.

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   Why is Origen considered a giant in Christian philosophy?

   • Even today, Origen is considered a giant in Christian philosophy. His 28-year project, Hexapla, was a monumental analysis of the Old Testament, written in response to Jewish and Gnostic critics. Named after its six columns, it compared a Hebrew Old Testament, the Septuagint, and four Greek versions, along with Origen's own comments.

   Origen: Biography of the Man of Steel - Learn Religions

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   What is the Origenist controversy?

   • The Origenist controversy that erupted at the turn of the fourth century has generated a huge amount of scholarship analyzing in detail the sources for the series of events, as well as the theological issues, concepts and expressions that were debated.

   Why Did the Origenist Controversy Begin? Re‐thinking the Standard

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   Why did Origen not get martyred?

   • The only reason he didn't get martyred was because his mother hid his clothes to keep him from going out. He wrote vigorously against the Gnostics and other heretics, and even spurned his patron who supported other heretics. From this article in Christianity Today, for example: But Origen’s interpretations pushed the boundaries of orthodoxy.

   Why is Origen considered a Church Father, but not a saint?

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   Origen of Alexandria, one of the greatest Christian theologians, is famous for composing the seminal work of Christian Neoplatonism, his treatise On First Principles. Origen lived through a turbulent period of the Christian Church, when persecution was wide-spread and little or no doctrinal consensus existed among the various regional churches.