Episode 4: Iconography & Knowledge of God through Prayer, "St. Gregory Palamas: An Introduction."

Send us Fan MailSeries: Mystical TheologyUnit 14: Gregory PalamasEpisode 4: Iconography & Knowledge of God through Prayer The fourth episode in our series discusses the characteristics of Hesychast iconography and the two forms of knowledge: human or created knowledge and knowledge of God. Themes covered in this episode include the erroneous employment of analogy in the post-Augustinian Western theological tradition, explaining why in the Orthodox Biblical and Patristic tradition there is neither the analogia entis nor the analogia fidei. In fact, the way to knowledge of God is through prayer and worship, which was the central theme of the Hesychast Controversy of the 14th century, culminating in the 1351 Council of Constantinople. Q&As related to Episode 4 available in The Professor’s Blog: https://mountthabor.com/blogs/the-professors-blog Recommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022).TIMESTAMPS00:20 Accusation of iconoclasm02:45 Panselinos and the Macedonian School05:10 Feofan Grek and the Cretan School08:43 Patriarch Philotheos Kokkinos09:50 Two forms of knowledge11:18 Filioque12:35 Empirical basis of theology13:25 Byzantine renaissance14:05 "Analogia entis" — "Analogia fide"14:40 William of Occam and Scholasticism16:06 Luther and sola scriptura16:44 No analogies in Orthodox tradition17:19 Illumination18:10 Authority19:22 Similarities between Barlaam and Gregoras20:04 Same response to the Arians20:47 Knowledge of God through prayer21:37 Mother of God archetypal hesychast23:35 Patriarchs men of prayerIt 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. Join the Mount Thabor Academy Podcasts and help us to bring podcasts on Orthodox theology and the spiritual life to the wider community. Support the showIf you enjoy our podcast, consider supporting our The Mount Thabor Academy Patreon page, to unlock exclusive, member-only content.Print Books by MOUNT THABOR PUBLISHINGeBooks Amazon Kindle Contact us: [email protected]. Christopher Veniamin D.Phil. (Oxon.)