Über das Gebet

In his text 'On Prayer' Origen challenges the Gnostic tendencies that regarded prayer as useless and reprehensible. Starting from the philosophical perspective of his listeners, Origen links philosophical claims to truth with divine revelation to develop a Christian theory of prayer. Finally, he interprets the 'Our Father' prayer as the most condensed version of Jesus's teachings.


Maria-Barbara von Stritzky, Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule der Kapuziner, Münster, Germany.