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Quintus Tertullian (c. 160-c. 220) is distinguished by being the
first major Christian thinker to write in the Latin language.
According to Eusebius, he was raised in Carthage, the son of a
Roman centurion. Following his conversion to the faith, he became
an impassioned defender of the rights of Christians. Origen
Adamantius (c. 185-254) taught in Alexandria, reviving the
catechetical school of Alexandria in which Clement of Alexandria
had taught. His translations, commentaries, and theological works
mark him as one of the finest minds of early Christianity. John
Cassian (c. 360-435), born in Europe, first joined a monastery in
Palestine and then traveled to Egypt to learn from the Desert
Fathers. After his return to Europe, he founded a monastery in
southern France. His writings would eventually influence St.
Benedict, who recommended Cassian's texts to his monks. All three
writers in this collection offer reflections on the Lord's Prayer,
together with practical advice for prayer. This common ground
provides a basis for comparisons, along with a rich picture of
Christian spirituality in the ancient world. At the same time, the
authors address questions about prayer that are still relevant
today.
Origen, or Origen Adamantius (184/185 - 253/254), was a scholar,
early Christian theologian and Church Father, who was born and
spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. He was a prolific
writer in multiple branches of theology, including textual
criticism, biblical exegesis and hermeneutics, philosophical
theology, preaching, and spirituality. Some of his reputed
teachings, such as the pre-existence of souls, the final
reconciliation of all creatures, including perhaps even the devil
(the apokatastasis), and the subordination of the Son of God to God
the Father, later became controversial among Christian theologians.
A later group of Egyptian monks who came to be known as Origenists,
and who believed in the preexistence of souls and the
apokatastasis, were declared anathema in 553 AD. This condemnation
is attributed to the Second Ecumenical Council of Constantinople,
though it does not appear in the council's official minutes. For
this reason Origen was and is not called a "saint" in either the
Catholic or Orthodox churches.
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On Prayer (Paperback)
Cliff Lee, Origen Adamantius
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