Bogoslovska smotra, Vol. 88 No. 4, 2018.
Original scientific paper
In Defence of Origen: the Historical‑theological Characteristics of Origenism of Evagrius Ponticus
Josip Knežević
orcid.org/0000-0001-9819-463X
; Catholic Seminary of Vrhbosna, Sarajevo, Bosna and Herzegovina
Abstract
The article is divided into four units. Within the context of the first Origenistic controversy, the first unit discusses the notion and phenomenon of Origenism as such and the first Origenistic controversy insofar as it is helpful for the understanding of the teaching of Evagrius Ponticus. The author presents Evagrius’ teaching second unit as his view of Origenism by putting his teaching in a historical‑theological framework. The last two units discuss the second Origenist controversy and Origen’s defence and constitute the core of the article, as a form of »defence« of Origen. These try to show how in a certain way Origen’s condemnation in the sixth century at the Fifth Ecumenical Council in Constantinople (553) was the fruit of the political‑religious activity at the time of Emperor Justinian and of a lack of understanding of the problem by Palestinian monks, especially by the group of so‑called Isochrists.
Keywords
Origen; Evagrius Ponticus; origenism; ἰσόχριστοι.
Hrčak ID:
212946
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Publication date:
17.12.2018.
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