We will spend one week on a lesser known theologian who spans the time from before and after the Edict of Milan when Christianity becomes a legal religion under the reign of Constantine. He does a nice job of summing up much of what we've discussed thus far on the podcast. Lactantius was also the favored theologian of the first Christian emperor Constantine.

In this shorter podcast, we have a conversation on how Methodius views the resurrection in distinction from Origen. We also look at few other topics as they arise in the treatise.

In this episode, Tom, Trevor and Chad discuss early Christian theology of sexuality. This dialogue by Methodius is a Christian version of Plato's symposium.

For the first time on the podcast, Tom, Trevor, and Chad discuss prayer. We're reading Cyprian of Carthage's On the Lord's Prayer which was written for people wishing to become Christians called "catechumens." We hope you enjoy it.

In this episode, Tom, Trevor, and Chad discuss for what unity means for the Church. We also look at the way martyrdom divided the early Christians. Thanks for listening and check us out at Facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology

In this episode, Tom and Chad scratch the surface of major upcoming debates on the nature of the Trinity in the writing of a Greek speaking Christian in Rome, Hippolytus. Check out Facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology to follow our updates.

How's that for a long title? We finish up our study of Origen this week. We talk at length about his interpretation of Scripture and then end with a discussion of Trinitarian theology that leads right in to our next podcast on Hippolytus' Contra Noetum. Please like our Facebook page at Facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology.

To begin this week's podcast, Chad begins with a synopsis of the relationship between Origen's thought and Reformed theology. Chad apologizes on the part of the whole AHOCT team. It is never the intention of the podcasters to belittle or demean perspectives that they do not hold. The introduction will be posted on our blog at www.ahistoryofchristiantheology.com. Please post a comment there or on Facebook.com/ahistoryofchristiantheology. Thanks for all the interaction! It is great to hear from the listeners.

Continuing in Origen of Alexandria, we discuss On First Principles, the first systematic theology, particularly Book 3. In this book, Origen has a long discussion of free will, the temptation of the Devil, and the question of universal salvation. Hope you enjoy it.

This week, we work our way through Book 2 of On First Principles with our guest Ben Brandon. Hope you enjoy it!