Tomos of 1351
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The Tomos of 1351 is a formal decree of the Eastern Orthodox Church that definitively endorsed Gregory Palamas’s hesychast theology and settled the 14th-century Byzantine dispute over the nature of divine grace and human participation in God.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
document of the Eastern Orthodox Church
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ecclesiastical decree ⓘ synodal tomos ⓘ |
| affirms |
legitimacy of hesychast practice of inner prayer
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possibility of deification (theosis) by grace ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Synodal Tomos of 1351
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Tomos of the Council of Constantinople of 1351 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Byzantine emperor John VI Kantakouzenos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCouncil | Palamite Councils of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 14th century ⓘ |
| condemns |
Barlaam of Calabria
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Gregory Akindynos NERFINISHED ⓘ anti‑hesychast teachings ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfIssue | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1351 ⓘ |
| declares |
Gregory Palamas is orthodox in faith
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divine grace is uncreated ⓘ the light of the Transfiguration is uncreated ⓘ |
| endorsesTheologyOf | Gregory Palamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | Byzantine theology ⓘ |
| follows | Tomos of 1347 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | dogmatic definition ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalForceIn | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Eastern Orthodox dogmatic theology
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reception of Gregory Palamas as a Church Father ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Council of Constantinople of 1351 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardsAsOrthodox | teaching that God is unknowable in essence but knowable in energies ⓘ |
| rejects | identification of divine grace with created effects ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Council of Constantinople of 1341
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Council of Constantinople of 1347 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settles |
14th‑century Byzantine hesychast controversy
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dispute over human participation in God ⓘ dispute over the nature of divine grace ⓘ |
| statusInOrthodoxy | dogmatic authority for Palamite theology ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly studies in Byzantine theology ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine |
essence–energies distinction
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hesychasm ⓘ real human participation in God through divine energies ⓘ uncreated divine energies ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Palamite ⓘ |
| topic |
hesychast controversy
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human participation in God ⓘ mystical prayer ⓘ nature of divine grace ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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