Mystical Theology: Introducing the Theology and Spiritual Life of the Orthodox Church

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78 Episodes

  1. Episode 38: The Nestorian Perspective: Intro to Christology, Part 2, Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 13/03/2025

  2. Episode 36: Could Christ have sinned? Intro to Christology, Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 28/02/2025

  3. Episode 35: John Chrysostom: The Language of Holy Scripture, Eunomius & The Light of Tabor, Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 15/02/2025

  4. Episode 33: Conclusions to Augustine, Pt 2: Gregory of Nyssa, Life of Moses

    Published: 01/02/2025

  5. Episode 32: Conclusions to Augustine, Part 1: Basil the Great & Gregory the Theologian, C. Veniamin

    Published: 25/01/2025

  6. Three Basic Mistakes, Augustine of Hippo, Episode 31, Mystical Theology, Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 06/01/2025

  7. Essentialism vs Essence–Energies, Part 9 of Augustine of Hippo: An Orth. Persp., Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 22/12/2024

  8. Further Reading & Comm, De Trinitate IX, Pt 8, Augustine of Hippo: An Orth. Persp., Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 09/12/2024

  9. Reading & Commentary, De Trinitate IX, Pt 7, Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox Persp, Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 29/11/2024

  10. “What Is Meant By The Spiritual Life?”, Part 6 of Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox… Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 16/11/2024

  11. Episode 11: “By Way of Conclusion”, in John of the Ladder, Prof. Christopher Veniamin

    Published: 03/11/2024

  12. “De Trinitate”, Book IX, Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox Perspective, Part 5, Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 25/10/2024

  13. “Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good” (Ps. 135:3), Augustine of Hippo, Part 4, Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 09/10/2024

  14. Revelation of "I AM", Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox Perspective, Part 3, Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 08/10/2024

  15. Episode 9: Holy Myrrh and Holy Relics, in John of the Ladder, Dr. Christopher Veniamin

    Published: 29/09/2024

  16. Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox Perspective, Part 3, Revelation of "I AM" (Ex. 3:14), with Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 15/09/2024

  17. Episode 8: How to Deal with Pain and Suffering, in John of the Ladder, Prof. C. Veniamin

    Published: 16/08/2024

  18. Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox Perspective, Part 2, Analogies, with Prof. Christopher Veniamin

    Published: 12/08/2024

  19. Episode 7: Compassion, the Body, and St. Abbacyrus, in John of the Ladder, Dr. C. Veniamin

    Published: 03/08/2024

  20. Augustine of Hippo: An Orthodox Perspective, Part 1, Introduction, with Prof. C. Veniamin

    Published: 31/07/2024

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“Mystical Theology: Introducing the Theology and Spiritual Life of the Orthodox Church”, with Prof. Christopher VeniaminMystical Theology: Introducing the Theology and Spiritual Life of the Orthodox Church, with particular reference to the Holy Bible and the witness of the Church Fathers, past and present. Available Units thus far:Unit 1: Introduction: Holy Scripture, Greek Philosophy, Philo of AlexandriaUnit 2: Irenaeus of LyonsUnit 3: Clement the AlexandrianUnit 4: OrigenUnit 5: Athanasius the GreatUnit 6: The Cappadocian FathersUnit 7: Augustine of HippoUnit 8: John ChrysostomUnit 9: Cyril of AlexandriaUnit 14: Gregory PalamasUnit 15: John of the LadderUnit 16: Silouan and Sophrony the AthonitesMISCELLANEOUSMembers-only: Special EditionsEmpirical Dogmatics: The Theology of Fr. John RomanidesRecommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies ; and The Enlargement of the Heart, by Archimandrite Zacharias ; Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022) ; The Orthodox Understanding of Salvation: "Theosis" in Scripture and Tradition (2016) ; The Transfiguration of Christ in Greek Patristic Literature (2022) ; and Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, Empirical Dogmatics of the Orthodox Catholic Church: According to the Spoken Teaching of Father John Romanides, Vol. 1 (2012), Vol. 2 (repr. ed. 2020).It is hoped that these presentations will help the enquirer discern the profound interrelationship between Orthodox theology and the Orthodox Christian life, and to identify the ascetic and pastoral significance of the Orthodox ethos contained therein.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. John Romanides, Fr. Pavlos Englezakis, Fr. Georges Florovsky, Prof. Constantine Scouteris, Prof. George Mantzarides, Prof. John Fountoulis, Mtp Hierotheos Vlachos, Mtp Kallistos Ware, and Prof. Panayiotes Chrestou. My presentations have been enriched by all of the above sources. Responsibility however for the content of my presentations is of course mine alone. ©Christopher Veniamin 2024