Episode 6: Triumph of Ascetic Theology Over Intellectualism, “St Gregory Palamas: An Introduction.”
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Series: Mystical TheologyUnit 14: Gregory PalamasEpisode 6: Triumph of Ascetic Theology Over IntellectualismThe sixth episode in our series presents the differing perspectives of Palamas’ three theological opponents, who curiously shared a common intellectualistic approach to matters theological, which gradually, since Augustine of Hippo, became the fundamental approach of the West: philosophical speculation.A word is also offered regarding St. Gregory’s capture by the Ottoman Turks in 1354 a...
