Coming Back for More, Part VI: The Roots of Christian Reincarnationism
We set the stage for a detailed consideration of the evidence for early Christian reincarnationism. Featuring the Bible.
Oddcast Episodes Themed "Clement of Alexandria"
Coming Back for More, Part V: Sami Yli-Karjanmaa on Reincarnation in Philo and Josephus
We dive deeper into the evidence for Jewish reincarnation around the time of the Temple's destruction with Sami Yli-Karjanmaa, who has done the work. Philo of Alexandria and Josephus come under the metempsychotoscope.
Morwenna Ludlow on Universal Salvation in Christianity
We discuss universal salvation, a perennial idea within Christianity – that all of humanity, or maybe even everything in the universe, will be saved through Christ's salvific atonement – with Morwenna Ludlow of the University of Exeter. Starting from Clement of Alexandria and ending with the current state of play in sometimes-unlikely Christian circles, we explore the long history of an esoteric (and sometimes not so esoteric) Christian idea.
