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Palamism, the Glossary

Palamism or the Palamite theology comprises the teachings of Gregory Palamas (c. 1296 – 1359), whose writings defended the Eastern Orthodox practice of Hesychasm against the attack of Barlaam.^[1]

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Actus purus

In scholastic philosophy, Actus Purus (English: "Pure Actuality," "Pure Act") is the absolute perfection of God.

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Adrian Fortescue

Adrian Henry Timothy Knottesford Fortescue (14 January 1874 – 11 February 1923) was an English Catholic priest and polymath.

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Ancient Faith Radio (AFR) is an Orthodox Christian Internet radio station, a division of Ancient Faith Ministries (AFM), a department of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.

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Andronikos III Palaiologos

Andronikos III Palaiologos (Andrónikos Doúkās Ángelos Komnēnós Palaiológos; 25 March 1297 – 15 June 1341), commonly Latinized as Andronicus III Palaeologus, was the Byzantine emperor from 1328 to 1341.

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Anthony the Great

Anthony the Great (Ἀντώνιος Antṓnios; القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; Antonius;; – 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint.

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Apatheia

In Stoic philosophy, apatheia (ἀπάθεια) refers to a state of mind in which one is not disturbed by the passions.

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Apodicticity

"Apodictic", also spelled "apodeictic" (ἀποδεικτικός, "capable of demonstration"), is an adjectival expression from Aristotelean logic that refers to propositions that are demonstrably, necessarily or self-evidently true.

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Apostles in the New Testament

In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were the primary disciples of Jesus according to the New Testament. Palamism and apostles in the New Testament are Christian terminology.

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Asceticism

Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.

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Barlaam of Seminara

Barlaam of Seminara (Bernardo Massari, as a layman), c. 1290–1348, or Barlaam of Calabria (Βαρλαὰμ Καλαβρός) was a Basilian monk, theologian and humanistic scholar born in southern Italy.

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Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία,, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.

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Blasphemy

Blasphemy refers to an insult that shows contempt, disrespect or lack of reverence concerning a deity, an object considered sacred, or something considered inviolable.

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Bogomilism

Bogomilism (bogomilstvo; bogomilstvo; богумилство) was a Christian neo-Gnostic, dualist sect founded in the First Bulgarian Empire by the priest Bogomil during the reign of Tsar Peter I in the 10th century. Palamism and Bogomilism are Christianity in the Byzantine Empire.

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Burning bush

The burning bush (or the unburnt bush) refers to an event recorded in the Jewish Torah (as also in the biblical Old Testament).

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Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347

The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347, sometimes referred to as the Second Palaiologan Civil War, was a conflict that broke out in the Byzantine Empire after the death of Andronikos III Palaiologos over the guardianship of his nine-year-old son and heir, John V Palaiologos.

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Byzantine Rite

The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, is a liturgical rite that is identified with the wide range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople. Palamism and Byzantine Rite are Christian terminology and Christianity in the Byzantine Empire.

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Callistus I of Constantinople

Kallistos I (Κάλλιστος; died August 1363) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from June 1350 to 1353 and from 1354 to 1363.

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Cappadocian Fathers

The Cappadocian Fathers, also traditionally known as the Three Cappadocians, were a trio of Byzantine Christian prelates, theologians and monks who helped shape both early Christianity and the monastic tradition. Palamism and Cappadocian Fathers are Christian terminology.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Catholic Encyclopedia

The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States designed to serve the Catholic Church.

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Christian mysticism

Christian mysticism is the tradition of mystical practices and mystical theology within Christianity which "concerns the preparation for, the consciousness of, and the effect of a direct and transformative presence of God" or divine love. Palamism and Christian mysticism are Christian terminology, eastern Orthodox theology and hesychasm.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Church Fathers

The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were ancient and influential Christian theologians and writers who established the intellectual and doctrinal foundations of Christianity. Palamism and Church Fathers are Christian terminology.

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Church of Cyprus

The Church of Cyprus (translit) is one of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox churches that together with other Eastern Orthodox churches form the communion of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Conversion of Paul the Apostle

The conversion of Paul the Apostle (also the Pauline conversion, Damascene conversion, Damascus Christophany and the "road to Damascus" event) was, according to the New Testament, an event in the life of Saul/Paul the Apostle that led him to cease persecuting early Christians and to become a follower of Jesus.

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Council of Reims (1148)

In 1148, a Council of Reims was called by Pope Eugene III to consider a variety of issues for the Church.

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Damascus

Damascus (Dimašq) is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.

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David Bentley Hart

David Bentley Hart (born February 1965) is an American writer, fiction author, philosopher, religious studies scholar, critic, and theologian.

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Demetrios Kydones

Demetrios Kydones, Latinized as Demetrius Cydones or Demetrius Cydonius (Δημήτριος Κυδώνης; 1324, Thessalonica – 1398, Crete), was a Byzantine Greek theologian, translator, author and influential statesman, who served an unprecedented three terms as Mesazon (Imperial Prime Minister or Chancellor) of the Byzantine Empire under three successive emperors: John VI Kantakouzenos, John V Palaiologos and Manuel II Palaiologos.

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Divine grace

Divine grace is a theological term present in many religions. Palamism and Divine grace are Christian terminology.

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Divinization (Christian)

In Christian theology, divinization ("divinization" may also refer to apotheosis, lit. "making divine"), or theopoesis or theosis, is the transforming effect of divine grace, the spirit of God, or the atonement of Christ. Palamism and divinization (Christian) are Christian soteriology and Christian terminology.

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Eastern Catholic Churches

The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (sui iuris) particular churches of the Catholic Church, in full communion with the Pope in Rome. Palamism and Eastern Catholic Churches are eastern Catholicism.

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.

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Eastern Orthodox theology

Eastern Orthodox theology is the theology particular to the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Eastern Orthodoxy

Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism.

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Enchiridion symbolorum, definitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum

The Enchiridion (full title: Enchiridion symbolorum, definitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum; "A handbook of symbols, definitions and declarations on matters of faith and morals"), usually translated as The Sources of Catholic Dogma, is a compendium of texts on Catholic theology and morality.

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Essence–energies distinction

In Eastern Orthodox (''palamite'') theology, there is a distinction between the essence (ousia) and the energies (energeia) of God. Palamism and Essence–energies distinction are eastern Orthodox theology, hesychasm and Trinitarianism.

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Euchites

The Euchites or Messalians were a Christian sect from Mesopotamia that spread to Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and Thrace.

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Fifth Council of Constantinople

Fifth Council of Constantinople is a name given to a series of six councils held in the Byzantine capital Constantinople between 1341 and 1351, to deal with a dispute concerning the mystical doctrine of Hesychasm. Palamism and Fifth Council of Constantinople are hesychasm.

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Filioque

Filioque, a Latin term meaning "and from the Son", was added to the original Nicene Creed, and has been the subject of great controversy between Eastern and Western Christianity. Palamism and Filioque are Christian terminology and eastern Orthodox theology.

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First Council of Nicaea

The First Council of Nicaea (Sýnodos tês Nikaías) was a council of Christian bishops convened in the Bithynian city of Nicaea (now İznik, Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I. The Council of Nicaea met from May until the end of July 325. Palamism and First Council of Nicaea are Trinitarianism.

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Gennadius Scholarius

Gennadius II (Greek: Γεννάδιος; lay name: Γεώργιος Κουρτέσιος Σχολάριος, Georgios Kourtesios Scholarios; c.

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Gerald O'Collins

Gerald Glynn O'Collins (born 1931) is an Australian Jesuit priest and academic.

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Gnosiology

Gnosiology ("study of knowledge") is "the philosophy of knowledge and cognition".

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God

In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith.

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Gospel of Matthew

The Gospel of Matthew is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels.

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Gregorios Papamichael

Gregorios Papamichael (Γρηγόριος Παπαμιχαήλ) (1875–1956) was a theologian of the Orthodox Church of Greece and a renowned professor at the Theology School of the University of Athens (1918-1920, and 1923-1939).

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Gregory Akindynos

Gregory Akindynos (Latinized as Gregorius Acindynus) (Γρηγόριος Ἀκίνδυνος) (ca. 1300 – 1348) was a Byzantine theologian of Bulgarian origin.

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Gregory of Nazianzus

Gregory of Nazianzus (Grēgorios ho Nazianzēnos; Liturgy of the Hours Volume I, Proper of Saints, 2 January. – 25 January 390), also known as Gregory the Theologian or Gregory Nazianzen, was a 4th-century archbishop of Constantinople and theologian.

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Gregory of Sinai

Gregory of Sinai, or in Serbian and Bulgarian Grigorije Sinaita (1260s – 27 November 1346), was a Greek Christian monk and writer from Smyrna.

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Gregory Palamas

Gregory Palamas (Γρηγόριος Παλαμᾶς; – 1359) was a Byzantine Greek theologian and Eastern Orthodox cleric of the late Byzantine period.

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Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger

Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger (10 October 1819 – 19 June 1883) was a leading German Catholic theologian and author of the Enchiridion symbolorum et definitionum ("Handbook of creeds and definitions"), a work commonly referred to simply as Denzinger after him.

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Heresy

Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, particularly the accepted beliefs or religious law of a religious organization.

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Heresy in Christianity

Heresy in Christianity denotes the formal denial or doubt of a core doctrine of the Christian faith as defined by one or more of the Christian churches. Palamism and Heresy in Christianity are Christian terminology.

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Hermit

A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion.

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Hermitage (religious retreat)

A hermitage most authentically refers to a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, or a building or settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.

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Hesychasm

Hesychasm is a contemplative monastic tradition in the Eastern Christian traditions of the Eastern Catholic Churches and Eastern Orthodox Church in which stillness (hēsychia) is sought through uninterrupted Jesus prayer. Palamism and Hesychasm are Christian terminology.

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Hesychast controversy

The Hesychast controversy was a theological dispute in the Byzantine Empire during the 14th century between supporters and opponents of Gregory Palamas. Palamism and Hesychast controversy are Christianity in the Byzantine Empire, eastern Orthodox theology, hesychasm and Trinitarianism.

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Hierotheos Vlachos

Hierotheos Vlachos (Ιερόθεος Βλάχος; born Georgios Vlachos, Γεώργιος Βλάχος, 1945) is a Greek Orthodox metropolitan and theologian.

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History of Eastern Orthodox theology in the 20th century

20th century Eastern Orthodox theology has been dominated by neo-Palamism, the revival of St. Palamas and hesychasm. Palamism and History of Eastern Orthodox theology in the 20th century are eastern Orthodox theology.

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Holy Spirit

In Judaism, the Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Holy Ghost, is the divine force, quality and influence of God over the universe or his creatures.

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Hypostasis (philosophy and religion)

Hypostasis (plural: hypostases), from the Greek italic (hypóstasis), is the underlying, fundamental state or substance that supports all of reality. Palamism and Hypostasis (philosophy and religion) are Christian terminology and Trinitarianism.

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Incarnation (Christianity)

In Christian theology, the doctrine of incarnation teaches that the pre-existent divine person of Jesus Christ, God the Son, the second person of the Trinity, and the eternally begotten Logos (Koine Greek for "word"), took upon human nature and "was made flesh" by being conceived in the womb of a woman, the Virgin Mary, also known as the Theotokos (Greek for "God-bearer" or "Mother of God"). Palamism and incarnation (Christianity) are Christian terminology.

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Isaac the Syrian

Isaac the Syrian (Arabic: إسحاق النينوي Ishaq an-Naynuwī; Ἰσαὰκ Σῦρος; c. 613 – c. 700), also remembered as Saint Isaac the Syrian, Isaac of Nineveh, Abba Isaac, Isaac Syrus and Isaac of Qatar, was a 7th-century Syriac Christian bishop and theologian best remembered for his written works on Christian asceticism.

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Isidore I of Constantinople

Isidore I (Greek: Ἰσίδωρος; died February or March 1350) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1347 to 1350.

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James the Great

James the Great (Koinē Greek: Ἰάκωβος, romanized: Iákōbos; Aramaic: ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: Yaʿqōḇ; died AD 44) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.

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Jean-Yves Lacoste

Jean-Yves Lacoste is a French philosopher.

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Jesus Prayer

The Jesus Prayer, also known as The Prayer, is a short formulaic prayer, esteemed and advocated especially in Eastern Christianity and Catholicism: It is often repeated continually as a part of personal ascetic practice, its use being an integral part of the eremitic tradition of prayer known as hesychasm. Palamism and Jesus Prayer are Christian terminology and hesychasm.

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John Cassian

John Cassian, also known as John the Ascetic and John Cassian the Roman (Ioannes Eremita Cassianus, Ioannus Cassianus, or Ioannes Massiliensis; Greek: Ίωάννης Κασσιανός ό Ερημίτης; –), was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern churches for his mystical writings.

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John Kyparissiotes

John Kyparissiotes or Cyparissiotes (Ἰωάννης Κυπαρισσιώτης; c. 1310 - 1378/79), called “the Wise” by his contemporaries, was a Byzantine theologian and the leading Anti-Palamite writer in the period that followed the deaths of Nikephoros Gregoras (c.

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John Meyendorff

John Meyendorff (Jean Meyendorff; Иоа́нн Мейендо́рф; February 17, 1926 – July 22, 1992) was a leading theologian of the Orthodox Church of America as well as a writer and teacher.

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John Romanides

John Savvas Romanides (Ιωάννης Σάββας Ρωμανίδης; 2 March 19271 November 2001) was a theologian, Eastern Orthodox priest, and scholar who had a distinctive influence on post-war Greek Orthodox theology.

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John the Apostle

John the Apostle (Ἰωάννης; Ioannes; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Saint John the Theologian, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.

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John V Palaiologos

John V Palaiologos or Palaeologus (Ἰωάννης Παλαιολόγος, Iōánnēs Palaiológos; 18 June 1332 – 16 February 1391) was Byzantine emperor from 1341 to 1391, with interruptions.

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John VI Kantakouzenos

John VI Kantakouzenos or Cantacuzene (Ἰωάννης Ἄγγελος Παλαιολόγος Καντακουζηνός, Iōánnēs Ángelos Palaiológos Kantakouzēnós; Johannes Cantacuzenus; – 15 June 1383) was a Byzantine Greek nobleman, statesman, and general.

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John XIV of Constantinople

John XIV, surnamed Kalekas (Ἰωάννης Καλέκας; c. 1282 – 29 December 1347), was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1334 to 1347.

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Judaism

Judaism (יַהֲדוּת|translit.

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Kallistos Ware

Kallistos Ware (born Timothy Richard Ware, 11 September 1934 – 24 August 2022) was an English bishop and theologian of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Kenosis

In Christian theology, kenosis is the "self-emptying" of Jesus. Palamism and kenosis are Christian terminology and eastern Orthodox theology.

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King James Version

on the title-page of the first edition and in the entries in works like the "Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church", etc.--> The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version (AV), is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I.

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Ludwig Ott

Ludwig Ott (24 October 1906 in Neumarkt-St. Helena – 25 October 1985 in Eichstätt) was a Roman Catholic theologian and medievalist from Bavaria, Germany.

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Manuel Kalekas

Manuel Kalekas (died 1410) was a monk and theologian of the Byzantine Empire.

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Mark of Ephesus

Mark of Ephesus (Greek: Μάρκος ό Εφέσιος, born Manuel Eugenikos) was a hesychast theologian of the late Palaiologan period of the Byzantine Empire who became famous for his rejection of the Council of Ferrara–Florence (1438–1439).

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Martin Jugie

Martin Jugie (baptized as Etienne) was a French Roman Catholic Assumptionist and scholar born on 3 May 1878 in Paulhiac in south-western France.

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Monastery of Stoudios

The Monastery of Stoudios, more fully Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner "at Stoudios" (Monē tou Hagiou Iōannē tou Prodromou en tois Stoudiou), often shortened to Stoudios, Studion or Stoudion (Studium), was a Greek Orthodox monastery in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), the capital of the Byzantine Empire.

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Monotheism

Monotheism is the belief that one god is the only deity.

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Moses

Moses; Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ); Mūše; Mūsā; Mōÿsēs was a Hebrew prophet, teacher and leader, according to Abrahamic tradition.

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Mount Athos

Mount Athos (Ἄθως) is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece.

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Mount Tabor

Mount Tabor, sometimes spelled Mount Thabor (Arabic جبل طابور; הר תבור or Har Tavor), is a large hill of biblical significance in Lower Galilee, Northern Israel at the eastern end of the Jezreel Valley, west of the Sea of Galilee.

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Navel gazing

Navel-gazing or omphaloskepsis is the contemplation of one's navel as an aid to meditation.

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Nepsis

Nepsis (νῆψις) is a concept in Orthodox Christian theology. Palamism and Nepsis are Christian terminology and eastern Orthodox theology.

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Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed (Sýmvolon tis Nikéas), also called the Creed of Constantinople, is the defining statement of belief of mainstream Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it. Palamism and Nicene Creed are Christian terminology and Trinitarianism.

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Nicephorus Gregoras

Nicephorus Gregoras (Greek: Νικηφόρος Γρηγορᾶς, Nikēphoros Grēgoras; c. 1295 – 1360) was a Byzantine Greek astronomer, historian, and theologian.

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Nous

Nous, from, is a concept from classical philosophy, sometimes equated to intellect or intelligence, for the faculty of the human mind necessary for understanding what is true or real.

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Ousia

Ousia (οὐσία) is a philosophical and theological term, originally used in ancient Greek philosophy, then later in Christian theology. Palamism and Ousia are Christian terminology and Trinitarianism.

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Paul the Apostle

Paul (Koinē Greek: Παῦλος, romanized: Paûlos), also named Saul of Tarsus (Aramaic: ܫܐܘܠ, romanized: Šāʾūl), commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Christian apostle (AD) who spread the teachings of Jesus in the first-century world.

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Paul, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople

Paul (died 1371) was a Roman Catholic bishop from southern Italy who held various episcopal sees in the Latin East, before becoming titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople.

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Philokalia

The Philokalia (lit, from φιλία philia "love" and κάλλος kallos "beauty") is "a collection of texts written between the 4th and 15th centuries by spiritual masters" of the mystical hesychast tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Philosophy and Theology

Philosophy and Theology is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes articles and reviews exploring connections between philosophy and theology.

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Philotheus I of Constantinople

Philotheos Kokkinos (Greek: Φιλόθεος Κόκκινος; c. 1300 – 1379) was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople for two periods from November 1353 to 1354 and 1364 to 1376, and a leader of the Byzantine monastic and religious revival in the 14th century.

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Polytheism

Polytheism is the belief in or worship of more than one god.

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Pope Urban V

Pope Urban V (Urbanus V; 1310 – 19 December 1370), born Guillaume de Grimoard, was the head of the Catholic Church from 28 September 1362 until his death, in December 1370 and was also a member of the Order of Saint Benedict.

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Praxis (Byzantine Rite)

Praxis, a transliteration of the Greek word πρᾶξις (derived from the stem of the verb πράσσειν, prassein "to do, to act"), means "practice, action, doing". Palamism and Praxis (Byzantine Rite) are Christian terminology.

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Prayer

Prayer is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object of worship through deliberate communication.

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Prochoros Kydones

Prochoros Kydones (Πρόχορος Κυδώνης; c. 1330 – c. 1369), Latinized as Prochorus Cydones or Prochorus Cydonius was an Eastern Orthodox monk, theologian, and linguist.

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Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite

Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (or Dionysius the Pseudo-Areopagite) was a Greek author, Christian theologian and Neoplatonic philosopher of the late 5th to early 6th century, who wrote a set of works known as the Corpus Areopagiticum or Corpus Dionysiacum.

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Quietism (Christian contemplation)

Quietism is the name given (especially in Catholic theology) to a set of contemplative practices that rose in popularity in France, Italy, and Spain during the late 1670s and 1680s, particularly associated with the writings of the Spanish mystic Miguel de Molinos (and subsequently François Malaval and Madame Guyon), and which were condemned as heresy by Pope Innocent XI in the papal bull Coelestis Pastor of 1687.

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Recantation

Recantation is a personal public act of denial of a previously published opinion or belief.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Locri-Gerace

The Diocese of Locri-Gerace (Dioecesis Locrensis-Hieracensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Calabria.

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Saint Peter

Saint Peter (died AD 64–68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.

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Scholasticism

Scholasticism was a medieval school of philosophy that employed a critical organic method of philosophical analysis predicated upon the Aristotelian 10 Categories. Palamism and Scholasticism are Christian terminology, Christian theological movements and Trinitarianism.

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Scotism

Scotism is the philosophical school and theological system named after John Duns Scotus, a 13th-century Scottish philosopher-theologian. Palamism and Scotism are Christian theological movements.

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Symeon the New Theologian

Symeon the New Theologian (Συμεὼν ὁ Νέος Θεολόγος; 949–1022) was an Eastern Orthodox monk and poet who was the last of three saints canonized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and given the title of "Theologian" (along with John the Apostle and Gregory of Nazianzus).

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Tabor Light

In Eastern Orthodox Christian theology, the Tabor Light (Φῶς τοῦ Θαβώρ "Light of Tabor", or Ἄκτιστον Φῶς "Uncreated Light", Θεῖον Φῶς "Divine Light"; Фаворский свет "Taboric Light"; Georgian: თაბორის ნათება) is the light revealed on Mount Tabor at the Transfiguration of Jesus, identified with the light seen by Paul at his conversion. Palamism and Tabor Light are Christian terminology and hesychasm.

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The Ascetical Homilies of Isaac the Syrian

The Ascetical Homilies of Isaac the Syrian is a collection of homilies on the topic of Christian asceticism and prayer, written by Saint Isaac the Syrian.

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Theodore the Studite

Theodore the Studite (Θεόδωρος ὁ Στουδίτης; 759–826), also known as Theodorus Studita and Saint Theodore of Stoudios/Studium, was a Byzantine Greek monk and abbot of the Stoudios Monastery in Constantinople.

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Theological differences between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church

The Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church have been in a state of official schism from one another since the East–West Schism of 1054. Palamism and Theological differences between the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church are Christianity in the Byzantine Empire and eastern Orthodox theology.

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Theophan the Recluse

Theophan the Recluse (Feofan Zatvornik), also known as Theophanes the Recluse or the Enlightener Theophan the Recluse of Vysha (святитель Феофан Затворник Вышенский; January 10, 1815 – January 6, 1894) was a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church and theologian, recognized as a saint in 1988.

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Theosis (Eastern Christian theology)

Theosis (θέωσις), or deification (deification may also refer to apotheosis, lit. "making divine"), is a transformative process whose aim is likeness to or union with God, as taught by the Eastern Catholic Churches and the Eastern Orthodox Church; the same concept is also found in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, where it is termed "divinization". Palamism and Theosis (Eastern Christian theology) are Christian soteriology, Christian terminology, eastern Catholicism, eastern Orthodox theology and hesychasm.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palamism

Also known as Palamite, Palamites, Theology of Gregory Palamas.

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Christian soteriology

Christianity in the Byzantine Empire

Eastern Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox theology

Hesychasm

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