Palamite controversy
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The Palamite controversy was a 14th-century theological dispute within Eastern Orthodoxy over Gregory Palamas’s defense of hesychast mysticism and the distinction between God’s unknowable essence and knowable energies.
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| Palamite controversy canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Palamite controversy Context triple: [essence–energies distinction, historicalContext, Palamite controversy]
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Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
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Campbell Case controversy
The Campbell Case controversy was a 1924 British political scandal over the prosecution of a communist newspaper editor that undermined public and parliamentary support for Ramsay MacDonald's first Labour government.
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Osiandrian controversy
The Osiandrian controversy was a 16th-century Lutheran theological dispute centered on Andreas Osiander’s unconventional views on justification and the nature of Christ’s righteousness.
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Pope–Theobald controversy
The Pope–Theobald controversy was an 18th-century literary feud in which Alexander Pope attacked the editor and playwright Lewis Theobald as a dunce and poor critic, most famously in his satirical poem "The Dunciad."
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Temple–Bentley controversy
The Temple–Bentley controversy was a late 17th-century scholarly dispute over the authenticity and dating of classical texts that became a focal point in the broader quarrel between Ancients and Moderns in English literary culture.
- 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)
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Target entity: Palamite controversy Target entity description: The Palamite controversy was a 14th-century theological dispute within Eastern Orthodoxy over Gregory Palamas’s defense of hesychast mysticism and the distinction between God’s unknowable essence and knowable energies.
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A.
Calas affair
The Calas affair was an 18th-century French legal case involving the wrongful execution of Protestant merchant Jean Calas, which became a symbol of religious intolerance and judicial injustice and inspired Voltaire’s campaign for civil rights and legal reform.
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B.
Campbell Case controversy
The Campbell Case controversy was a 1924 British political scandal over the prosecution of a communist newspaper editor that undermined public and parliamentary support for Ramsay MacDonald's first Labour government.
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C.
Osiandrian controversy
The Osiandrian controversy was a 16th-century Lutheran theological dispute centered on Andreas Osiander’s unconventional views on justification and the nature of Christ’s righteousness.
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D.
Pope–Theobald controversy
The Pope–Theobald controversy was an 18th-century literary feud in which Alexander Pope attacked the editor and playwright Lewis Theobald as a dunce and poor critic, most famously in his satirical poem "The Dunciad."
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E.
Temple–Bentley controversy
The Temple–Bentley controversy was a late 17th-century scholarly dispute over the authenticity and dating of classical texts that became a focal point in the broader quarrel between Ancients and Moderns in English literary culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox controversy
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theological controversy ⓘ |
| concerns |
distinction between God’s essence and energies
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nature of divine knowledge ⓘ possibility of direct experience of God ⓘ status of hesychast prayer ⓘ uncreated light of the Transfiguration ⓘ |
| endTime | 1350s ⓘ |
| followedBy | long-term division between Palamite and anti-Palamite currents in Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalOutcome | Palamism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Council of Constantinople 1341
NERFINISHED
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Council of Constantinople 1347 NERFINISHED ⓘ Council of Constantinople 1351 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
contemplative prayer
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divine essence ⓘ theosis ⓘ uncreated energies ⓘ uncreated light ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Byzantine Empire
NERFINISHED
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Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Athos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainProponent | Gregory Palamas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpponent |
Barlaam of Calabria
NERFINISHED
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Gregory Akindynos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicephorus Gregoras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Eastern Orthodox doctrine of theosis
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later Eastern Orthodox spirituality ⓘ |
| involves |
Byzantine bishops
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hesychast monks ⓘ imperial authorities ⓘ |
| isAbout |
interpretation of patristic theology
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relationship between philosophy and mystical experience ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
essence–energies distinction
NERFINISHED
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hesychasm ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | debates over hesychast practices on Mount Athos ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
condemnation of Barlaam of Calabria
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condemnation of certain anti-Palamite theologians ⓘ dogmatic formulation of the essence–energies distinction ⓘ official acceptance of hesychasm in Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ vindication of Gregory Palamas ⓘ |
| startTime | 1330s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century ⓘ |
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