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Tag Archives: theosis
Reviewing Reardon on Redemption
by Tom Belt It’s always an honor to join in the conversation here at Fr Aidan’s place. It’s good of him to invite me in to share my thoughts on Fr Patrick Henry Reardon’s enlightening book Reclaiming the Atonement: An … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged Anselm, atonement, cross, Patrick Reardon, redemption, theosis
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Theosis and the Palamite Distinction: Questions & Concerns
by Fr Aidan Kimel That there exists in God a real distinction between his essence and his energies, theologians assure us, is an irreformable dogma of the Orthodox Church. If so, it is a curious dogma, originating in a question … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine theology
Tagged David Hart, deification, dogma, essence and energies, God, Light of Tabor, Orthodox Church, Palamite distintion, theosis, uncreated light
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The Dispassionate Sybil and the Cosmic Dance
Almost forty years ago I read my first novel by Charles Williams. I do not recall why I chose it. It was not the first or even the second novel that he wrote, nor is it one that most readers … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings & Company
Tagged Charles Williams, cosmic dance, dispassion, tarot, The Greater Trumps, theosis, unitive way
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The Five Ways and Deification
by David Russell Mosley, Ph.D. Fr. Kimel has been hounding me for sometime (OK, maybe that’s not quite correct) to write a post for him here at Eclectic Orthodoxy. Sadly, all of my best ideas were going to my own … Continue reading
Posted in Aquinas
Tagged deification, five ways, God, grace, prime mover, theosis, Thomas Aquinas
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Is the Palamite Distinction Ecumenical Dogma?
1. The official "Message" of the Council (think cover letter), still in draft form, will affirm other Councils as "Ecumenical." — George Demacopoulos (@GDemacopoulos) June 21, 2016 2. Council of 879 (ending poorly-named Photian Schism) and Councils of 1350s, endorsing … Continue reading
Posted in Theology
Tagged deification, dogma, ecumenical councils, essence and energies, God, Orthodoxy, palamite distinction, theosis
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To Love God We Must First Love Ourselves
“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus replies: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And … Continue reading
Grace, Moralism and Unmoral Christianity
In his recent blog article “The Un-moral Christian,” Fr Stephen Freeman criticizes the tendency to reduce the Christian life to obedience to moral rules. “The nature of the Christian life,” he declares, “is not rightly described as the adherence to … Continue reading
Posted in Grace, Justification & Theosis
Tagged asceticism, eternal life, good works, grace, holiness, moralism, Stephen Freeman, theosis
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