Death of the Desert
In the late fourth century, the world of Christianity was torn apart by debate over the teachings of the third-century theologian Origen and his positions on the incorporeality of God. In the year 400, Archbishop Theophilus of Alexandria convened a council declaring Origen''s later followers as heretics. Shortly thereafter, Theophilus banished the so-called Tall Brothers, four Origenist monks who ...
In the late fourth century, the world of Christianity was torn apart by debate over the teachings of the third-century theologian Origen and his positions on the incorporeality of God. In the year 400, Archbishop Theophilus of Alexandria convened a council declaring Origen''s later followers as heretics. Shortly thereafter, Theophilus banished the so-called Tall Brothers, four Origenist monks who ...
