RCF Aix-Marseilles: Origen (1) – His life, his work, his posteritytranslated

Origen (185-253) is one of the greatest geniuses of ancient Christianity. Trained in Alexandria, student of Clément, he united intellectual rigor and radical asceticism. Theologian, exegete and philosopher, he founded the allegorical and spiritual method of reading the Bible. His immense work — more than 600 volumes — covers polemic (Against Celsus), theology (On Principles), prayer and exegesis. He sees theology as humble research,

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