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Tag Archives: Apollinarius
St Gregory the Theologian and the Apollinarian Nonsense
A God-man without a human mind—that appears to have been the view advanced by Apollinarius in the late 4th century. I suppose it makes some kind of sense. If the divine spirit effectively substitutes for the human mind in Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Gregory Nazianzen
Tagged Apollinarianism, Apollinaris, Apollinarius, Christology, Gregory of Nazianzus, patristic
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Mixing and Blending: The Orthodox Recipe for Theanthropos
“He comes forth, God with what he assumed, one from two opposites, flesh and spirit, the one deifying and the other deified. O the new mixture! O the paradoxical blending! He who is comes into being, and the uncreated is … Continue reading
Posted in Gregory Nazianzen
Tagged Apollinarius, Beeley, Christology, Cyril of Alexandria, God-man, Gregory of Nazianzus, Theanthropos, unity of Christ
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Apollinarius and the Truncated Humanity of Christ
Virtually all I know about Apollinaris of Laodicea is that his heresy elicited a memorable response from St Gregory the Theologian: “What has not been assumed has not been healed.” So in preparation for reading the letters of Gregory to … Continue reading
St Gregory the Theologian and the Apollinarian Nonsense
A God-man without a human mind—that appears to have been the view advanced by Apollinarius in the late 4th century. I suppose it makes some kind of sense. If the divine spirit effectively substitutes for the human mind in Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Gregory Nazianzen
Tagged Apollinarianism, Apollinaris, Apollinarius, Christology, Gregory of Nazianzus, patristic
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Mixing and Blending: The Orthodox Recipe for Theanthropos
“He comes forth, God with what he assumed, one from two opposites, flesh and spirit, the one deifying and the other deified. O the new mixture! O the paradoxical blending! He who is comes into being, and the uncreated is … Continue reading
Posted in Gregory Nazianzen
Tagged Apollinarius, Beeley, Christology, Cyril of Alexandria, God-man, Gregory of Nazianzus, Theanthropos, unity of Christ
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Apollinarius and the Truncated Humanity of Christ
Virtually all I know about Apollinarius of Laodicea is that his heresy elicited a memorable response from St Gregory the Theologian: “What has not been assumed has not been healed.” (If I knew anything more—like back in seminary days—it was … Continue reading
Posted in Gregory Nazianzen, Theology
Tagged Apollinarianism, Apollinaris, Apollinarius, Christology, Gregory of Nazianzus
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