Origen of Alexandria is the most influential thinker and writer of the Christian church after John the Evangelist and Paul the Apostle. This book charts his momentous impact on the structures, mindset, and doctrines of Christianity, from the third century when he wrote to the twenty-first century when his work has been enthusiastically revisited. It has been a long and enduring influence that has seen his star rise and wane many times over past centuries, but at each critical juncture of Christian reflection over the ages, he has been rediscovered and invariably offered important insights to contemporary issues.

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This masterful summary of the legacy of one of the masters of ancient Christian thought was written by one of the masters of the subject. McGuckin is an Orthodox clergyman and a professor at the Univ. of Oxford, UK, and he has established a reputation as one of the foremost scholars and expositors of the thought of Origen in the English-speaking world. He is editor of The Westminster Handbook to Origen (2004), already a staple on the bookshelves of Origen scholars…. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.