1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910451194003321

Autore

Trigg Joseph Wilson <1949, >

Titolo

Origen / / Joseph W. Trigg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1998

ISBN

0-203-29411-4

1-134-81526-3

1-280-33378-2

0-203-01199-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (307 p.)

Collana

The early church fathers

Altri autori (Persone)

Origen

Disciplina

270.1/092

B

Soggetti

Theology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-274) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS

Sommario/riassunto

Origen was the most influential Christian theologian before Augustine, the founder of Biblical study as a serious discipline in the Christian tradition, and a figure with immense influence on the development of Christian spirituality.This volume presents a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings. An introduction analyzes the principal influences that formed him as a Christian and as a thinker, his emergence as a mature theologian at Alexandria, his work in Caesarea and his controversial legacy. Fresh translations of a representative selection of Origen's writin