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To See God Crucified: The Theopaschism of St Gregory Nazianzen

Posted on 2 January 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Before there was Jürgen Moltmann and his celebrated book The Crucified God, there was St Gregory the Theologian. Of the early Church Fathers none spoke more directly and more unitively of the death of the eternal Son. The gospel is … Continue reading →

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Mixing and Blending: The Orthodox Recipe for Theanthropos

Posted on 21 December 2021 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“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 →

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To See God Crucified: The Theopaschism of St Gregory Nazianzen

Posted on 10 October 2013 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“We need an incarnate God, a God put to death, so that we might live, and we were put to death with him.” (Or. 45.28) Before there was Jurgen Moltmann, there was St Gregory the Theologian. Of the early Church … Continue reading →

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Mixing and Blending: The Orthodox Recipe for Theanthropos

Posted on 7 October 2013 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“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 →

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The Unitive Christology of St Gregory the Theologian

Posted on 3 October 2013 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The christology of St Gregory the Theologian, writes Christopher Beeley, “remains one of the great theological achievements of Christian tradition” (The Unity of Christ, p. 182). One is struck by how Gregory anticipates the christology of St Cyril of Alexandria. … Continue reading →

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St Athanasius: The Body of God

Posted on 28 April 2013 by Fr Aidan Kimel

“Inasmuch as he is the Word and Son of the Father, he took to himself a body that was capable of death” (Inc. 9). “Therefore, it was fitting that he took a mortal body” (Inc. 13). “The Savior of all … Continue reading →

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