D.B. Hart: “For my money, if Origen was not a saint and church father, then no one has any claim to those titles.”

David Bentley Hart (born 1965) an Eastern Orthodox scholar of religion, is a philosopher, writer, and cultural commentator. His books include The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss and That All Shall Be Saved: Heaven, Hell, Universal Salvation, and The New Testament – A Translation. He lives in South Bend, IN.

“For my money, if Origen was not a saint and church father, then no one has any claim to those titles. And the contrary claims made by a brutish imbecile Emperor are of no consequence.”

D.B. Hart, from Eclectic Orthodoxy blog post, 11 May 2015.

church, David Bentley Hart, eastern orthodox theology, eastern orthodox tradition, Origen of Alexandria, patristic fathers, Universal Restoration (Apokatastasis)

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#1 by joenbjerregaard on January 7, 2016 - 7:58 AM

true

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