Modern Philosophy and Origen

This essay asks in what ways modern (i.e. twentieth-century) philosophy can either make use of Origen or inform our reading of him. It argues in the first section that the predominantly exegetic method of Origen makes it difficult for analytic philosophy to accommodate his reasoning. In the second s...

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1. VerfasserIn: Edwards, Mark 1962- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Wiley-Blackwell 2022
In: Modern theology
Jahr: 2022, Band: 38, Heft: 2, Seiten: 204-219
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B Origenes 185-254 / Philosophie / Postmoderne
IxTheo Notationen:KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum
TK Neueste Zeit
VA Philosophie
weitere Schlagwörter:B Postmodernism
B Deconstruction
B Teilhard de Chardin
B René Girard
B Jacques Derrida
B Evolution
B Hermeneutics
B Scapegoat
B Philosophy
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Zusammenfassung:This essay asks in what ways modern (i.e. twentieth-century) philosophy can either make use of Origen or inform our reading of him. It argues in the first section that the predominantly exegetic method of Origen makes it difficult for analytic philosophy to accommodate his reasoning. In the second section it examines the comparisons drawn by John Lyons between Origen and Teilhard de Chardin, which also suggest affinities with Henri Bergson, but concludes that the disparity between modern evolutionary thinking and Origen’s timeless approach to the truth of scripture is not easily overcome. The rest of the article suggests that it would be more illuminating to note affinities between Origen and modern theorists who pursue their arguments in dialogue with canonical texts. In particular, Origen’s ubiquitous search for Christ in the text of scripture, without clear evidence of authorial intent, might be more intelligible in modern eyes if Christ were seen as a Derridean pharmakos or Girardean scapegoat.
ISSN:1468-0025
Enthält:Enthalten in: Modern theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/moth.12753