content when he could study, analyze, and comment upon a written text,” and his works have influenced preachers and philosophers for decades after his death. Even those that disagree with some of his beliefs, his works have influenced many, and some would suggest he influenced the New Testament.
Many people have wondered why The Father, would create a world with evil, and even Origen pondered why God allows some to suffer more than others, or why “He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” Origen developed his own theodicy, which is most basically the study or attempt to explain evil, suffering, and injustice. Origen’s theodicy, like many of his studies, is created based on his
Many people have wondered why The Father, would create a world with evil, and even Origen pondered why God allows some to suffer more than others, or why “He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” Origen developed his own theodicy, which is most basically the study or attempt to explain evil, suffering, and injustice. Origen’s theodicy, like many of his studies, is created based on his