Pilot: Theology and the Holy Fathers

Saint Gregory Palamas: Synthesis of Orthodox Theology

Often in the life of the Church, the question of “how we do theology,” has become controversial. Now as we participate in the beautiful life of Great Lent, we are blessed with the commemoration of a great Father in the life of the Church— Saint Gregory Palamas. For those who are not Orthodox, Palamas is typically a source of great ire and ill-repute. But for the Orthodox, not only does Saint Gregory provide for us some of the most important theological works on the nature of God’s Essence and Energies, Saint Gregory offers the church a formula with which Theology is performed.

Pilot: Theology and the Holy Fathers

Join us for our first episode as Subdn. David explains the importance of the Orthodox Patristic Tradition in light of contemporary scholastic attacks. The materials presented are a synthesis from: "How to Study and Communicate the Words of the Fathers," by Archimandrite Vasileios, "Are the Fathers Relevant Today?" by Monk Moses the Hagiorite, and "Reading the Fathers," an excerpt from a Sermon by Archbishop Chrysostomos.