Episode 1bis: Prolegomena (Better Sound Quality), Episode 1bis, Prof. C. Veniamin

Описание: Episode 1bis: Prolegomena
Unit 14: St. Gregory Palamas: An Introduction, Prof. Christopher Veniamin

Episode 1bis of “Gregory Palamas: An Introduction” is mainly an enhanced sound quality version of the original episode (with a new title credit and end card, plus an appeal for support), which introduces the "Hesychast Controversy" of the 14th century in the declining decades of the Christian Roman Empire. What was Hesychasm really all about? And why is it still relevant to us today in the 21st century?

In this first part, we outline the nature and significance of the debate between St. Gregory and his three main theological opponents: Barlaam the Calabrian, Gregory Akindynos, and Nicephorus Gregoras.

Themes covered include the Vision of God; the Essence-Energies Distinction; God revealed as Light; the Tri-Hypostatic Character of the Light; and the Sanctification of the Human Body.

We shall also touch upon such topics as the Stigmata and the Mystery of the Transfiguration; the Beatific Vision; Speaking in Tongues and the Humble Way of Christ; Latin Ecclesiology vs Direct Unmediated Experience of God; and the Glorification or Deification (theosis) of the entire human person, body and soul.

Q&As related to Episode 1 available in The Professor’s Blog: https://mountthabor.com/blogs/the-pro...

Recommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022): https://mountthabor.com/products/sain... and The Orthodox Understanding of Salvation: "Theosis" in Scripture and Tradition: https://mountthabor.com/products/the-... (2016).

Further bibliography may be found in our Scholar's Corner (https://mountthabor.com/pages/the-pro....

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00: Introduction
2:14: Stages in St. Gregory's Life
7:40: Objections to St. Gregory's theology
10:58: Experience of God
11:31: Essence - Energies Distinction
19:16: God as Light
22:24: Transfiguration
28:32: Stigmata
30:09: Speaking in Tongues
30:41: Transfiguration of human body
32:01: Direct contact with God
34:41: Physical technique in Prayer
36:58: Union of "nous" with heart

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: I wish to express my indebtedness to the spoken and written traditions of Sts Silouan and Sophrony the Athonites, Fr. Zacharias Zacharou, Fr. Kyrill Akon, Fr. Raphael Noica, Fr. Symeon Brüschweiler; Fr. Pavlos Englezakis, Fr. Georges Florovsky, Prof. Constantine Scouteris, Prof. George Mantzarides, Prof. John Fountoulis, and particularly to Mtp Kallistos Ware, Prof. Panayiotes Chrestou, Fr. John Romanides, and Mtp Hierotheos Vlachos: certain sentences and phrases utilized in these presentations are taken directly from my notes of some of their lectures. My presentations have been enriched by all of the above sources, owing to the adoption of certain structures, lists, schemata, and the paraphrasing of themes taken from them. Responsibility for the content of my presentations is of course mine alone. ©Christopher Veniamin 2024