Palamism
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Palamism is an Eastern Orthodox theological tradition, rooted in the teachings of Gregory Palamas, that distinguishes between God's unknowable essence and knowable energies, especially in the context of hesychast spirituality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox theology
ⓘ
theological doctrine ⓘ |
| affirms |
divine simplicity in a distinct Eastern sense
ⓘ
real distinction between divine essence and energies ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
contemplative spirituality
ⓘ
hesychasm ⓘ mystical prayer ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 14th century ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Barlaamite views on knowledge of God
ⓘ
some Western scholastic approaches to divine simplicity ⓘ |
| coreSourceTexts | Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedAt |
Council of Constantinople 1341
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of Constantinople 1347 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendedIn | Hesychast controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definitivelyAffirmedAt | Council of Constantinople 1351 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Gregory Palamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
experience of uncreated light
ⓘ
participation in divine energies ⓘ theosis ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 14th-century Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| influenced |
Eastern Orthodox liturgical theology
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox spirituality ⓘ later Orthodox theologians ⓘ |
| keyTerm |
hesychia
ⓘ
theosis ⓘ uncreated energies ⓘ uncreated light ⓘ |
| languageOfFormulation | Greek ⓘ |
| mainConcept | essence–energies distinction ⓘ |
| methodologicalEmphasis |
ascetic practice
ⓘ
inner stillness ⓘ prayer of the heart ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gregory Palamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Barlaam of Calabria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gregory Akindynos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicephorus Gregoras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Eastern Orthodox councils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scripturalBasisClaimed |
Johannine theology of participation in God
ⓘ
New Testament accounts of Transfiguration ⓘ |
| statusInEasternOrthodoxy | officially accepted ⓘ |
| teaches |
God's energies are knowable
ⓘ
God's essence is unknowable ⓘ |
| viewsOnGrace | grace is uncreated ⓘ |
| viewsOnKnowledgeOfGod | God is known through energies, not essence ⓘ |
| viewsOnSalvation | salvation as participation in divine energies ⓘ |
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