(028165) Origen. An Exhortation To Martyrdom, Prayer And Selected Works. New York: Paulist Press, 1979. 1st Edition. Paperback. 8vo. 293 pages. Fine with no DJ. Origen (c. 185-254) sought to rescue and transform what was best of the Roman world and to translate the Christian spiritual quest into a language intelligible to the thoughtful and educated non-believer of his day. He is one of the first and most important Christian mystics. Contents: An Exhortation to martyrdom.On Prayer.On First principles: Book IV.The prologue to the commentary on the Song of songs.Homily XXVII on Numbers.. ISBN: 0809121980 (Religion)