tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post1227603597231916219..comments2023-06-18T05:01:03.708-05:00Comments on Popin' Ain't Easy: Was St. Gregory Palamas an Augustinian?Throwbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14896446477292839087noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-91218463084859878512021-03-14T21:26:08.926-05:002021-03-14T21:26:08.926-05:00I'm sorry Mr. Lundahl. I and the author of the...I'm sorry Mr. Lundahl. I and the author of the post do not check the blog regularly anymore. As I was the resident Latin-rite Catholic and not the author (who is Ruthenian), I am unable to provide the citation. Throwbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896446477292839087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-84143130218666831102017-10-17T14:55:52.216-05:002017-10-17T14:55:52.216-05:00To identify St Gregory Palamas with Augustine is m...To identify St Gregory Palamas with Augustine is mere nonsense. The Saint was not a Neo-Platonist, Augustine confessed his indebtedness to Plotinus. Gregory's theology is fundamentally apophatic, Augustine's theology rests on God as being (analogia entis). Gregory recognizes the distinction between essence and uncreated energies. If Gregory found something attractive in Augustine they do not share common theological principles. Augustine is a rationalist, hoping elevate faith to reason. Augustine is the author of the filioque which is nowhere to be found in St Gregory. The latter does not advocate Augustine's ideas of "original sin." They do not share a gnoseology. Gregory read little of Augustine's works. T.Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882851185284695274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-83051962966085128802016-11-28T03:48:06.676-06:002016-11-28T03:48:06.676-06:00I cited your post for Palamas being Augustinian.
...I cited your post for Palamas being Augustinian.<br /><br />I was challenged by fact you provided no citation.<br /><br />Would you mind telling us where you have this information from?Hans Georg Lundahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055583255516264955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-76919953874961421452009-10-02T04:05:44.575-05:002009-10-02T04:05:44.575-05:00I read the book by Fr. Seraphim Rose. If you want ...I read the book by Fr. Seraphim Rose. If you want a book rife with Latin-bashing, then this is a book for you. Though Fr. Rose defends Blessed Augustine, he goes on to insinuate that the West's problems arose from people that misinterpreted Augustine (though he admits that if Augustine had lived in the East, no one would have given as much importance to him as in the West, and so there would not be conflicts over his teachings), and also from the fact that Westerners are "over-logical" (an expression he uses over and over again). In the begining he says that the fact that Augustine was north african made him more given to the passions, yet only a few pages later he says that given that he was a Latin he was "over-logical". Oh well, at least he recognizes him as a Church Father (albeit of minor importance).Marco da Vinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092410765851812842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-11960523242790641362009-09-18T18:46:57.812-05:002009-09-18T18:46:57.812-05:00Great post, Karl, especially the bit about Janseni...Great post, Karl, especially the bit about Jansenism. I wish I had a nickel for every time an Orthodox believer of citing some Jansenist nonsense as Catholic and then blaming it on Augustine.<br /><br />There's a book by Fr. Seraphim Rose on Augustine's place in the East that I've wanted to read for a long time. I might actually get around to it now.Throwbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896446477292839087noreply@blogger.com