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George C. Papademetriou
Publication Data: Brookline, MA: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2004 Format: softcover Number of Pages: xiv + 175 Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.5 cm × 14.0 cm × 1.1 cm ISBN: 1‒885652‒83‒6
George C. Papademetriou
“The purpose of this work is to present the theology of St. Gregory Palamas, who was one of the best exponents of Christian theology in fourteenth-century Byzantium, an apologist of Christian Orthodoxy, and a creative thinker. The writer’s concern will be to present the theology of St. Gregory Palamas in a systematic way. One realizes the difficulties in doing this, since St. Gregory was an occasional writer and did not develop his own system. Nevertheless, his body of work is unified enough to enable us to treat it as a whole. In this book the writer intends to present Palamas’ thought, in its historical context, to the Western reader. That is, he will seek to express St. Gregory’s views, insofar as possible, in the language of the Western theological tradition in order to introduce and make relevant to the twenty-first century Christian the significant teachings of this ‘pillar of Christian Orthodoxy.’ The focus of study will be upon St. Gregory’s doctrine of God and his activity in the world, especially as it centers on the distinction between God as inaccessible in His ‘essence’ but accessible in His ‘energies.’ The implications of this distinction for the problem of human knowledge of God, the relation between faith and philosophy, revelation and reason will be drawn. Furthermore, we will show the bearings of St. Gregory’s position upon the correlative doctrines of the Person and work of Christ, the Creation and Fall of Man, Human Sin and Divine Grace.” —“Introduction”
CONTENTS
Hymn Patriarchal Blessing Preface Introduction Saint Gregory Palamas Life and Works of Saint Gregory Palamas The Place of Saint Gregory in Orthodox Theology Contemporary Debate on Palamite Theology Recent Western Attacks on Palamas Hesychasm The Hesychastic Controversy The Legacy of Hesychastic Spirituality The Essence of God and the Energies of God The Wisdom of God and the Reason of Man Saint Gregory‘s Theology Human and Divine Knowledge Double Knowledge Philosophy / Theology The Apophatic Way The Vision of God The Divine Energies The Nature of the Divine Light The Communication of the Divine Light Trinitarian Theology The Holy Trinity Father Son Holy Spirit Filioque The Holy Spirit as Mutual “Love” Saint Gregory’s Christology The Person and Work of Christ Incarnation Redemption Sin and Grace Creation and Fall Divine Grace The Doctrine of Man Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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