Origenism
Americannoun
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In the East the leading theologians of the fourth century were educated under the influence of Origenism; among these were Basil of Cæsarea, Gregory of Nyssa, and Gregory of Nazianzus.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
Ephrem, patriarch of Antioch about 540, condemned Origenism in a synod.
From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
Universal redemption or salvation, especially when it included Satan himself, was never taken up by Church theologians to any extent, and was one of the positions condemned as Origenism.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
F. Stilting clears also the latter from the charge of Origenism, and answers the arguments produced by Baronius against him.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
It represents the speculative tendency of Origenism and current theology after the rise of the Alexandrian school.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
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