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Book SynopsisAround the turn of the fifth century, Christian theologians and churchmen contested each other's orthodoxy and good repute by hurling charges of "Origenism" at their opponents. And although orthodoxy was more narrowly defined by that era than during Origen's lifetime in the third century, his speculative, Platonizing theology was not the only issue
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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of AbbreviationsIntroduction3Ch. 1Elite Networks and Heresy Accusations: Towards a Social Description of the Origenist Controversy11Ch. 2Image and Images: Evagrius Ponticus and the Anthropomorphite Controversy43Ch. 3The Charges against Origenism85Epiphanus's Version of Origenism and His Anti-Origenism Charges86Theophilus's Version of Origenism and His Anti-Origenist Charges105Jerome's Version of Origenism and His Anti-Origenist Charges121Shenute's Version of Origenism and His Anti-Origenist Charges151Ch. 4Rufinus's Defense against Charges of Origenism159Ch. 5From Origenism to Pelagianism194The Issues194"Pre-Pelagian" Concerns198The Pelagians207Jerome221Augustine227Theodicy244Conclusion245Afterword248Bibliography251Index281
