Title In the image of Origen : eros, virtue, and constraint in the early Christian academy / David Satran

Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 230 pages) Series The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature Transformation of the classical heritage ; LVIII Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature. Transformation of the classical heritage ; 58. Contents Introduction -- Providence, eros and constraint -- Dialectic and the training of the mind -- Moral formation and the path to scripture -- Paradise and the cave -- Paideia, loss and prospect -- Appendix : the Thanksgiving Address to Origen Summary "The most prominent Christian theologian and exegete of the third century, Origen was also an influential teacher. In the famed Thanksgiving Address, one of his students--often thought to be Gregory Thaumaturgus, later bishop of Cappadocia--delivered an emotionally charged account of his tutelage in Roman Palestine. Although it is one of the few "personal" accounts by a Christian author to have survived from the period, the Address is more often cited than read closely. But as David Satran demonstrates, this short work has much to teach us today. At its center stands the question of moral character, anchored by the image of Origen himself, and David Satran's careful analysis of the text sheds new light on higher education in the early Church as well as the intimate relationship between master and disciple"--Provided by publisher Analysis analysis ancient christianity ancient church ancient world christian author christian figure christian history christian philosophy christian theologian christian christianity church history disciple early christianity education great mind great thinker higher education mental morals origen orthodox theology palestine philosopher philosophy religious roman empire thanksgiving address theologian theology third century Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 28, 2018) Subject Origen -- Influence Gregory, Thaumaturgus, Saint, approximately 213-approximately 270. SUBJECT Gregory, Thaumaturgus, Saint, approximately 213-approximately 270 fast Origen fast Subject Christian education -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600. RELIGION -- Christian Church -- History. RELIGION -- Christianity -- History. RELIGION -- Ancient. Christian education -- Early church Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2017042166 ISBN 9780520965089 0520965086

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