tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post213521972589580928..comments2024-01-29T08:39:40.754-05:00Comments on Musings of a Pertinacious Papist: Book Notice: Origin's Doctrine of the SoulUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-67295990513401764762012-08-10T20:55:39.290-04:002012-08-10T20:55:39.290-04:00Dear Paul,
I have not yet read the book either, a...Dear Paul,<br /><br />I have not yet read the book either, although I have had conversations with Jamie (Benjamin) about his book. In a nutshell, he suggests that the "received Origen" is quite unlike the actual Origen, who is quite doctrinally solid. Apparently Origen engaged in considerable speculation, but was very clear that he was writing <i>ex hypothesi</i> and not giving Church teaching on those occasions, to which he adhered regardless. It should be a good read. Jamie is a careful thinker, if I do say so myself. -- Grandfather of a book on Origen.Pertinacious Papisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03213911570586726075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312447.post-76151787460098597782012-08-09T21:57:20.668-04:002012-08-09T21:57:20.668-04:00I assume that Benjamin P. Blosser is your son. So....I assume that Benjamin P. Blosser is your son. So... what does one say exactly to the father of a son who has begotten a book? Congratulations .... you are the proud grandfather of a scholarly book on Origen....?!<br /><br />Joking aside, the book sounds very interesting. Thanks.<br /><br />Origen's On First Principles, and Saint Augustine's Confessions were among the first major Christian-Patristic theological/philosophical books I encountered as a young man -- never recovered from either.<br /><br />"Benjamin P. Blosser discusses the influence of Middle Platonic philosophy on the human soul and then compares it with Origen's teaching." (review)<br /><br />I understand Origen taught the so-called 'pre-existence of souls', (which I assume he took from the 'middle' platonists?); so I wonder how it was that he was "subtly critical of Middle Platonic theories of the soul [and that] His anthropology remains from first to last [...] biblical, Christian"? (review) <br /><br />Sounds like one could learn much from this book. Thanks again.Paul Borealisnoreply@blogger.com