co-translating The Philokalia into English
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Co-translating The Philokalia into English involved producing a landmark multi-volume English edition of a classic collection of Eastern Orthodox spiritual writings, making its ascetic and mystical teachings widely accessible to modern readers.
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| co-translating The Philokalia into English canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: co-translating The Philokalia into English Context triple: [G. E. H. Palmer, notableFor, co-translating The Philokalia into English]
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Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts
Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts is a foundational 14th-century theological work by Gregory Palamas that articulates and defends the mystical practice and doctrine of hesychasm within Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
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The Orthodox Way
The Orthodox Way is a widely respected introductory book on Eastern Orthodox Christian theology and spirituality written by Bishop Kallistos Ware.
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Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
The Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Byzantine Eucharistic liturgy attributed to St. John Chrysostom and widely used in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
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The New Theologian
The New Theologian is the honorific title of Symeon, a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk and mystic renowned for his influential writings on personal experience of divine light and inner spiritual transformation.
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E.
A Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Christianity
A Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Christianity is an 1841 sermon by Unitarian minister Theodore Parker that controversially argued for distinguishing enduring moral and spiritual truths from historically conditioned doctrines and institutions within Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: co-translating The Philokalia into English Target entity description: Co-translating The Philokalia into English involved producing a landmark multi-volume English edition of a classic collection of Eastern Orthodox spiritual writings, making its ascetic and mystical teachings widely accessible to modern readers.
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A.
Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts
Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts is a foundational 14th-century theological work by Gregory Palamas that articulates and defends the mystical practice and doctrine of hesychasm within Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
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B.
The Orthodox Way
The Orthodox Way is a widely respected introductory book on Eastern Orthodox Christian theology and spirituality written by Bishop Kallistos Ware.
-
C.
Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom
The Anaphora of St. John Chrysostom is the principal Byzantine Eucharistic liturgy attributed to St. John Chrysostom and widely used in Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
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D.
The New Theologian
The New Theologian is the honorific title of Symeon, a 10th–11th century Byzantine monk and mystic renowned for his influential writings on personal experience of divine light and inner spiritual transformation.
-
E.
A Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Christianity
A Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Christianity is an 1841 sermon by Unitarian minister Theodore Parker that controversially argued for distinguishing enduring moral and spiritual truths from historically conditioned doctrines and institutions within Christianity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox literature project
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religious text translation ⓘ translation project ⓘ |
| aimedAt | modern readers ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
clergy
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lay spiritual seekers ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| hasContentType |
ascetic instructions
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mystical reflections ⓘ spiritual teachings ⓘ |
| hasFormat | printed books ⓘ |
| hasGenre | Christian spiritual writings ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
make Eastern Orthodox ascetic teachings accessible in English
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make Eastern Orthodox mystical teachings accessible in English ⓘ |
| hasImpact |
influenced contemporary Eastern Orthodox spirituality in the English-speaking world
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widened access to The Philokalia for English-speaking audiences ⓘ |
| hasLanguageSource | Greek ⓘ |
| hasLanguageTarget | English ⓘ |
| hasNotability | landmark English edition of The Philokalia ⓘ |
| hasOutputForm | multi-volume edition ⓘ |
| hasReception | recognized as a major contribution to English-language Orthodox literature ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| hasScholarlyUse |
academic study of Eastern Christian mysticism
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courses on Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Eastern Orthodox spirituality
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asceticism ⓘ mystical theology ⓘ |
| hasTimeScope |
20th century
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21st century reprints ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle |
Philokalia
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surface form:
The Philokalia
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| involvesParticipants | multiple translators ⓘ |
| involvesProcess |
annotation
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co-translation ⓘ editing ⓘ |
| relatesToField |
Christian spirituality
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translation studies ⓘ |
| relatesToWork |
Philokalia
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surface form:
The Philokalia
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