Gregory Palamas and hesychast theology
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Palamas defends prayerful participation in God's uncreated energies while maintaining that the divine essence remains beyond creaturely comprehension.
People
- Gregory Palamas
- Barlaam of Calabria
Sources and further reading
Related records
- Constantinople synod on hesychasm (1341)
- Constantinople synod concerning Palamas (1347)
- Constantinople synod on divine energies (1351)
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