The Triads
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The Triads is a collection of theological treatises by Gregory Palamas defending Hesychast mystical prayer and articulating the distinction between God's essence and energies in Eastern Orthodox theology.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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theological treatise collection ⓘ |
| affirmsDoctrine |
inaccessibility of God’s essence
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knowability of God through uncreated energies ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Triads in Defense of the Holy Hesychasts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCouncil | Palamite Councils of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Gregory Palamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy | later Eastern Orthodox theologians ⓘ |
| composedInCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| critiques | purely intellectual approach to God ⓘ |
| defendsDoctrine | real distinction between God’s essence and energies ⓘ |
| defendsPractice |
Hesychast prayer
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Jesus Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses |
nature of divine grace
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role of the body in prayer ⓘ vision of God ⓘ |
| doctrinalStatus | accepted in Eastern Orthodox doctrinal tradition ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
ascetic practice
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experiential knowledge of God ⓘ inner stillness (hesychia) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
distinction between created and uncreated grace
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relationship between reason and revelation ⓘ |
| genre |
apologetic theology
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polemical theology ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Byzantine Hesychast controversy of the 14th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Palamism
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later Eastern Orthodox mystical theology ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Eastern Orthodox theology
NERFINISHED
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Hesychasm ⓘ essence–energies distinction ⓘ mystical prayer ⓘ |
| opposesTheologyOf | Barlaamite rationalism ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Greek patristic manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| regardedAs | foundational text of Palamite theology ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three groups of three treatises ⓘ |
| supportsTheologyOf | Gregory Palamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
contemplation and action
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deification (theosis) ⓘ divine light ⓘ relationship between philosophy and theology ⓘ uncreated light of Tabor ⓘ |
| usedIn | Eastern Orthodox monastic tradition ⓘ |
| writtenInContextOf | Hesychast controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInResponseTo | Barlaam of Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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