Episode 7: “Clement of Alexandria”, Part 2; “Origen”, Part 1, in "Mystical Theology", with Dr. C. Veniamin

Mystical Theology: Introducing the Theology and Spiritual Life of the Orthodox Church

Series: Mystical Theology
Episode 7: Clement of Alexandria, Part 2; Origen, Part 1
Introducing the theology and spiritual life of the Orthodox Church, with particular reference to the Holy Bible and the witness of the Church Fathers, past and present.
This Episode, "Clement of Alexandria, Part 2; Origen, Part 1, continues Clement of Alexandria, Part 1, by counterbalancing Clement’s apophatic approach with his Christian biblical presuppositions; and then concludes with a note on the somewhat intellectualistic character of his theology. Origen, Part 1 begins with an introduction to this great Alexandrian’s “Sitz im Leben”, and then presents Origen’s ingenious doctrine of the spiritual senses.
It is hoped that these presentations will help the enquirer discern the interwoven character of theology and Christian living, and to identify the ascetic and pastoral significance of the Orthodox ethos.
Q&As related to Episode 7 available in The Professor’s Blog.
Recommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I wish to express my indebtedness to the spoken and written traditions of Sts Silouan and Sophrony the Athonites, Fr. Zacharias Zacharou, Fr. Kyrill Akon, Fr. Raphael Noica, Fr. Symeon Brüschweiler; Fr. John Romanides, Fr. Pavlos Englezakis, Fr. Georges Florovsky, Prof. Constantine Scouteris, Prof. George Mantzarides, Prof. John Fountoulis, and particularly to Mtp Kallistos Ware and Prof. Panayiotes Chrestou: certain sentences and phrases utilized in these presentations are taken directly from my notes of some of their lectures. My presentations have been enriched by all of the above sources, owing to the adoption of certain structures, lists, schemata, and the paraphrasing of themes taken from them. Responsibility for the content of my presentations is of course mine alone. ©Christopher Veniamin 2023

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Chapters

1. Counterbalancing Clement's Apophatic Theology with his Biblical Presuppositions (00:00:00)

2. Origen's Doctrine of the Spiritual Senses (00:21:25)

3. The Significance of Origen's Concept of God (00:37:57)