re christianity and repeated lives in article may athos rutgers edu kevxu cunyvm bitnet writes isn t origen usually cited as the most prestigious proponent of reincarnation among christian thinkers what were his views and how did he relate them to the christian scriptures he appears to have believed that he had a view which was condemned by conciliar action which is often taken to be condemnation of the idea of reincarnation what was actually condemned was the doctrine of the pre existence of the soul before birth similar but not exactly the same thing larry overacker ll shell com lawrence overacker shell oil company information center houston tx llo shell com
