Euthalius bears in its inscription the name of Pamphilus. While defending Origen from accusations that he held and taught certain heterodox doctrines, Pamphilus endorses universal reconciliation as the orthodox understanding of apokatastasis. Late 19th-century universalist historians Hosea Ballou II and J. W. Hanson have cited Pamphilius, among other Fathers of the Church, as an example of early Christian universalism, although the exact conception of apokatastasis in patristic writings generally, and Origenian thought in particular, is disputed among historical theologians. David Hume adopted the evocative pseudonym Pamphilus for his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. See also Pamphilus the Theologian Theological Library of Caesarea Maritima 4th century in Lebanon References Sources Lives of the Saints, For Every Day of the Year, edited by Rev. Hugo Hoever, S.O.Cist., Ph.D., New York: Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1955, pp. 211–212. Further reading Pamphilus, Defence of Origen: Introduction to Book 1, from Rufinus' Latin version (in English) External links Henry Wace, "A Dictionary of Christian Biography": Pamphilus Saints from the Holy Land Lebanese saints 3rd-century births 3rd-century Christian theologians 309 deaths People from Caesarea, Israel 4th-century Christian martyrs 3rd-century Romans 4th-century Romans Church Fathers Eusebius Christians martyred during the reign of Diocletian