Uncreated Energy

Author : Loucas G. Christophorou
Publisher : Springer
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319907130

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Emerging Dynamics: Science, Energy, Society and Values by Loucas G. Christophorou Pdf

Emerging Dynamics: Science, Energy, Society and Values focuses on the impact of science, science-based technology and scientific values on present-day humanity and its future. The book advocates for a science willing to accommodate both human values and scientific facts. The four main subjects focused on throughout the text are: The overwhelming impact of modern science and science-based technology on virtually every aspect of human life Human values and their significance for science and society The need for mutual accommodation between scientific values and the traditional values of society The fundamental role of energy for civilization and society. The book cuts across scientific disciplines and looks at modern civilization through the knowledge provided by the physical, chemical, biomedical and other branches of natural science. The book is unique in its holistic approach, combining knowledge acquired by deduction, reduction-induction, and experimental scientific methods with knowledge acquired through history, philosophy, the arts, faith and cultural traditions. Modern civilization’s most distinct characteristics are due to science, science-based technology and energy. The role of energy in the sustainability of civilization and the impact of biomedical science on man are especially emphasized throughout this timely book, making a case for a hopeful future based on both science and values. A science guided in its applications by human values and a value system cognizant of the facts of science and willing to accommodate them

Author : C Athanasopoulos,C Schneider
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227900123

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Divine Essence and Divine Energies by C Athanasopoulos,C Schneider Pdf

A composite book of essays from ten scholars, Divine Essence and Divine Energies provides a rich repository of diverse opinion about the essence-energy distinction in Orthodox Christianity - a doctrine which lies at the heart of the often-fraught fault line between East and West, and which, in this book, inspires a lively dialogue between the contributors. The contents of the book revolve around several key questions: In what way were the Aristotelian concepts of ousia and energeia used by the Church Fathers, and to what extent were their meanings modified in the light of the Christological and Trinitarian doctrines? What theological function does the essence-energy distinction fulfil in Eastern Orthodoxy with respect to theology, anthropology, and the doctrine of creation? What are the differences and similarities between the notions of divine presence and participation in seminal Christian writings, and what is the relationship between the essence-energy distinction and Western ideas of divine presence? A valuable addition to the dialogue between Eastern and Western Christianity, this book will be of great interest to any reader seeking a rigorously academic insight into the wealth of scholarly opinion regarding the essence-energy distinction.

Author : F. LeRon Shults,Andrea Hollingsworth
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802824646

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The Holy Spirit by F. LeRon Shults,Andrea Hollingsworth Pdf

This introductory text by F. LeRon Shults and Andrea Hollingsworth outlines the major movements and figures in the historical unfolding of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, with special attention on the role of philosophical interpretation and spiritual transformation, showing how historical developments have shaped contemporary trends in pneumatology.

Author : Norman Russell
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191667497

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Gregory Palamas and the Making of Palamism in the Modern Age by Norman Russell Pdf

The fourteenth-century Greek hesychast and controversialist, Gregory Palamas, has been so successfully cast as 'the other' in Western theological discourse that it can be difficult to gain a sympathetic hearing for him. In the first part of this book, Norman Russell traces the historical reception of Palamite thought in Orthodoxy and in the West, and investigates how 'Palamism' was constructed in the early twentieth century by both Western and Eastern theologians (principally Martin Jugie and John Meyendorff) for polemical or apologetic purposes. Russell argues that we need to go behind these ideological constructions in order to gain a true perception of the teaching of Gregory Palamas. In his recent survey of Palamite scholarship, Robert Sinkewicz noted that it is now time to raise the larger questions. The second part of the book attempts to do this, following the contours of Palamas' thinking in three areas: his relationship to tradition, his philosophy, and his theology. Russell shows that Palamite thought, when freed of misunderstanding and misrepresentation, has the potential to enrich our understanding of divine-human communion. This study contributes to the changing paradigm of scholarship on Palamas, nudging it towards the point at which Palamite thought can be used fruitfully by contemporary Western and Eastern theologians without the need to subscribe to what has been regarded as 'Palamism'.

Author : Tikhon Pino
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000684643

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Essence and Energies: Being and Naming God in St Gregory Palamas by Tikhon Pino Pdf

St. Gregory Palamas (ca. 1296–1357) is among the most well-known and celebrated theologians of late Byzantium. This book provides a comprehensive account of the essence-energies distinction across his twenty-five treatises and letters written over a twenty-year period. An Athonite monk, abbot, and later Metropolitan of Thessalonica, Gregory is remembered especially for his distinction between God’s essence and energies, and his celebrated doctrine still generates a great deal of debate. What does Palamas actually mean by the term energies? Are they ‘activities’ that God performs, and if so, how can they be eternal and uncreated? Indeed, how could God be simple if he possesses energies distinct from his essence? Going beyond the Triads and the One Hundred and Fifty Chapters, this book explores Palamas’s answers to these long-standing questions by analyzing all of the treatises produced by Palamas between the years 1338 and 1357. It seeks to understand what Palamas means when he speaks of God’s energies, how he seeks to prove that they are distinct from the divine essence, and how he explains that this distinction in no way violates the unity and simplicity of the one God in Trinity. Essence and Energies is a useful resource for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars interested in Byzantine theology in the fourteenth century.

Author : Duncan Reid
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0788503456

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Energies of the Spirit by Duncan Reid Pdf

This book examines twentieth-century theological commentators (Brath, Rahner, Florovsky, Lossky) on the problem of the doctrine of energies in God. Counter to existing trends in western theology, the author gives a positive evaluation of this doctrine and seeks common ground between the eastern idea of essence and energies and the western identification of the inner and economic trinity. Though written from a clearly western perspective, the book argues the coherence of the eastern position, and that underlying both eastern and western positions is a common intention to say that the encounter with God is real, and that the primary ontological distinction is between God and creation. This book was originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universitat Tubingen, 1992, under the title: Die Lehre von den ungeschaffenen Energien: Ihre Bedeutung fur die okumenische Theologie. "

Author : George A. Maloney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015042160500

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A Theology of "uncreated Energies" by George A. Maloney Pdf

Author : Stoyan Tanev
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532614866

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Energy in Orthodox Theology and Physics by Stoyan Tanev Pdf

It is well known that energy is a fundamental concept in physics. Much less well known is that it is also a key concept in Eastern Christian or Orthodox theology. This book from Dr. Stoyan Tanev—a physicist, innovation management scholar, and theologian—provides a comparative analysis of the conceptualizations of energy in Orthodox theology and in physics, and demonstrates the potential of such comparison for a better understanding of these two quite different domains of human enquiry. The book explores the rediscovery of the Byzantine Church’s teaching on the Divine energies in twentieth-century Orthodox theology, and offers new insights about the key contributions of key theologians such as Sergius Bulgakov, George Florovsky, John Meyendorff, Christos Yannaras, and Thomas Torrance. Where do the understandings of energy in theology and physics meet? The author argues that the encounter between theology and physics happens at the level of quantum physics, where the subtle use of words and language acquires a distinctive apophatic dimension. His comparative approach focuses on the epistemological struggles of theologians and physicists. According to Tanev, this focus on the struggles of knowing offers a new way to look at the dialogue between science and theology.

Author : Andreas Andreopoulos,Demetrios Harper
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780429809965

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Christos Yannaras by Andreas Andreopoulos,Demetrios Harper Pdf

Christos Yannaras is one of the most significant Orthodox theologians of recent times. The work of Yannaras is virtually synonymous with a turn or renaissance of Orthodox philosophy and theology, initially within Greece, but as the present volume confirms, well beyond it. His work engages not only with issues of philosophy and theology, but also takes in wider questions of culture and politics. With contributions from established and new scholars, the book is divided into three sections, which correspond to the main directions that Christos Yannaras has followed – philosophy, theology, and culture – and reflects on the ways in which Yannaras has engaged and influenced thought across these fields, in addition to themes including ecclesiology, tradition, identity, and ethics. This volume facilitates the dialogue between the thought of Yannaras, which is expressed locally yet is relevant globally, and Western Christian thinkers. It will be of great interest to scholars of Orthodox and Eastern Christian theology and philosophy, as well as theology more widely.

Author : George A. Maloney,George Maloney
Publisher : Element Books Limited
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : God
ISBN : 0916349209

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Uncreated Energy by George A. Maloney,George Maloney Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Coda Publications
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0910390002

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Raton War Years by Anonim Pdf

Heart-warming, funny and now and then sad, oral history from the people of Raton (New Mexico) who lived their life to the fullest during WW II. Wonderful insights into the lives of those who built homes from adobe, married young and raised families of respect for their city, faith in our nation and courage to tell it all. Here is your doorway to an awesome world of success and happiness each of us may envy and be forever proud. So read on and enjoy lived history at its most revealing best.

Author : Emil Bartos
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597527927

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Deification in Eastern Orthodox Theology by Emil Bartos Pdf

In recent years, Eastern Orthodox thought has had an increasing influence on key aspects of contemporary Western Christian thought, particularly as regards the doctrine of the Trinity and mystical spirituality. However, the foundations and fundamental presuppositions of Eastern Christianity's theological system have remained largely unstudied -- and thus unknown -- in the West. In this important study, Emil Bartos examines the doctrine of deification which provides the conceptual basis for the way Staniloae and other Orthodox theologians understand the major doctrines of the Christian faith. The idea that God became man that man might become God sounds almost heretical to many Western ears, yet this affirmation is repeated countless times in the writings of the Eastern Fathers. Beginning with the apophaticism that lies at the heart of Eastern theology, Bartos examines each of the key doctrines of anthropology, christology, soteriology and ecclesiology as they relate to deification in Staniloae's thought. Bartos' study represents not merely a contribution to contemporary dialogue between Eastern and Western theologians, but also a much needed introduction to an aspect of Christian thought down the centuries that is largely neglected in the Christian West.

Author : Priest-Monk Silouan
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-06
Category : Spirituality
ISBN : 9780983586746

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Wisdom, Glory and the Name by Priest-Monk Silouan Pdf

A collection of scholarly essays on the role of women in Eastern Christianity in Antiquity and through to contemporary times.

Author : John Gill
Publisher : Sacristy Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781789590708

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To Call on His Name by John Gill Pdf

The first comprehensive study of the Jesus Prayer, and its origins and use, providing an overview of this ancient mystical prayer practice from the Christian East which is now also widely used in the Western Church.

Author : Adrian Agachi
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-07-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781443851152

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The Neo-Palamite Synthesis of Father Dumitru Stăniloae by Adrian Agachi Pdf

This book presents the contribution of Father Dumitru Stăniloae, the most renowned Romanian Orthodox theologian and one of the leading figures of the Modern Orthodox Theologians, to the interpretation and modern assessment of the writings of Gregory Palamas in a critical manner. The introduction of the book details the life and Patristic contribution of Father Dumitru Stăniloae. Although the general view is that Stăniloae was mainly a Systematic theologian, the reality is that he was also a Patristic scholar. All the chapters contained here include an analysis of different books and studies of Father Stăniloae and how he developed his Neo-Palamite Synthesis during his lifetime. Stăniloae’s results are presented in a chronological manner to allow easy identification of the different views that he held concerning the writings of Gregory Palamas during the extended period he dedicated to his research. This book is addressed to academics, theologians and persons who take an interest in the study of Eastern Orthodoxy and significant Modern Orthodox theologians and offers them an intriguing analysis of what concerns the Patristic contribution of Father Dumitru Stăniloae.