Tag Archives: theosis

Reviewing Reardon on Redemption

Posted on 22 May 2018 by

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 →

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Theosis and the Palamite Distinction: Questions & Concerns

Posted on 2 October 2017 by

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 →

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The Dispassionate Sybil and the Cosmic Dance

Posted on 21 June 2017 by

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 →

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The Five Ways and Deification

Posted on 17 October 2016 by

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 →

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Is the Palamite Distinction Ecumenical Dogma?

Posted on 21 June 2016 by

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 →

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To Love God We Must First Love Ourselves

Posted on 23 March 2016 by

“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 →

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Grace, Moralism and Unmoral Christianity

Posted on 20 December 2014 by

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 →

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