"A correct person is not one who says all the right things, but one who lives properly, in accordance with the Gospel." - Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos … [Read more...]
No Orthotheologia without Orthopraxis
May 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"Theology without action is the theology of demons." - St. Maximos the Confessor From [ here ]. … [Read more...]
Incomparable
April 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
For our Creator incomparably presides over His creation from afar and makes certain things exist but not live, and others exist and live but not avail to discern anything about life, but others to … [Read more...]
Demonic Knowledge
January 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"Knowledge without praxis is the demons’ theology." - St. Maximus the Confessor … [Read more...]
An Academic on Theology
January 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
“The true Orthodox theologian is the one who has direct knowledge of some of God’s energies through illumination or knows them more through vision. Or he knows them indirectly through prophets, … [Read more...]
Orthodoxy vs. Monotheism
January 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"We confess One God not in number, but in nature. For what is one in number is not really one, nor single in nature." - St. Basil the Great … [Read more...]
Theology is prayer
January 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"The one who has purity in prayer is true theologian." - Evagrius Ponticus [quoted in Orthodox Theology: An Introduction - Vladimir Lossky] "If you are a theologian, you will pray truly and, if you … [Read more...]
Theology as Theosis
January 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"This aspect of theology is especially emphasized by St. Maximus the Confessor. According to Maximus, theology is the last and highest "stage" of spiritual development in man; it is the accomplishing … [Read more...]
Theology through Asceticism
January 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"...Evagrius develops the ideas of his teacher St. Gregory the Theologian (Nazianzus) that the necessary condition to be a theologian is to live an ascetic life, to be virtuous and go through moral … [Read more...]
Theology vs. Academics
January 21, 2008 By Leave a Comment
"We see that this approach to theology, based on the personal and ecclesial experience of God, makes it clear that authentic Patristic theology radically differs from what is understood by the term … [Read more...]