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Tag Archives: Isaac the Syrian
Hell as Universal Purgatory
“A human being cannot fail to love the Christ who is revealed in him, and he cannot fail to love himself revealed in Christ” (The Bride of the Lamb, p. 459). This striking statement represents, perhaps, the most provocative claim … Continue reading
Herbert McCabe, Robert Farrar Capon, and the Mystery of Divine Love
“It is very odd,” writes Fr Herbert McCabe, “that people should think that when we do good God will reward us and when we do evil he will punish us” (Faith Within Reason, p. 155). It’s not surprising, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in McCabe & Turner
Tagged forgiveness, God, Herbert McCabe, Isaac the Syrian, prodigal son, repentance, Robert Capon, unconditional love
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St Isaac the Syrian and Apokatastasis
On 27 November 2014 I gave a talk titled “St Isaac the Syrian, Apokatastasis, and the Renewal of Orthodox Preaching” at the first Theotokos Institute Conference in Cardiff, Wales. An expanded, footnoted version of the talk will be published in … Continue reading
The Scandalous Injustice of Grace
In 2008 “60 Minutes” interviewed the Boston button man John Martorano. The interview is unsettling. In a quiet, detached, matter-of-fact tone, Martorano describes the twenty confessed murders he committed during his years as an enforcer for the Winter Hill Gang. … Continue reading
Will the “Real” St Isaac of Nineveh Please Stand Up
by Eric Jobe In a series of seven posts on his blog Mystagogy, John Sanidopoulos has published an essay by the Protopresbyter John Photopoulos regarding some of the more controversial theology found in the so-called Second Part of the corpus … Continue reading
Sebastian Brock on St Isaac the Syrian and his Understanding of Universal Salvation
I wish to thank the internationally respected scholar of Syrian Christianity, Dr Sebastian Brock, for giving me permission to share with the readers of Eclectic Orthodoxy this previously unpublished lecture on the eschatology of St Isaac the Syrian. Enjoy! If … Continue reading
Posted in Isaac the Syrian
Tagged Isaac of Nineveh, Isaac the Syrian, Sebastian Brock, universal salvation
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Sergius Bulgakov: Hell as Universal Purgatory
“A human being cannot fail to love the Christ who is revealed in him, and he cannot fail to love himself revealed in Christ” (The Bride of the Lamb, p. 459). This striking statement represents the most provocative claim in … Continue reading
Posted in Eschatology, Sergius Bulgakov
Tagged Dante, eternal damnation, hell, Isaac the Syrian, Jerry Walls, purgatory, Sergius Bulgakov, universal salvation
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