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What can man know about God? This question became one of the main problems during the 4th-century Trinitarian controversy, which is the focus of this book. Especially during the second phase of the conflict, the claims of Anomean Eunomius caused an emphatic response of Orthodox writers, mainly Basil...
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oapen-20.500.12657-423322020-12-23T13:37:55Z Unknown God, Known in His Activities Stępień, Tomasz Kochańczyk-Bonińska, Karolina Christian Churches, denominations, groups Ancient philosophy Religion and beliefs Christianity Theology Ancient religions and mythologies bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRL Aspects of religion (non-Christian)::HRLC Sacred texts bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HP Philosophy::HPC History of Western philosophy::HPCA Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 bic Book Industry Communication::H Humanities::HR Religion & beliefs::HRC Christianity What can man know about God? This question became one of the main problems during the 4th-century Trinitarian controversy, which is the focus of this book. Especially during the second phase of the conflict, the claims of Anomean Eunomius caused an emphatic response of Orthodox writers, mainly Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa. Eunomius formulated two ways of theology to show that we can know both the substance (ousia) and activities (energeiai) of God. The Orthodox Fathers demonstrated that we can know only the external activities of God, while the essence is entirely incomprehensible. Therefore the 4th-century discussion on whether the Father and the Son are of the same substance was the turning point in the development of negative theology and shaping the Christian conception of God. 2020-10-01T19:37:06Z 2020-10-01T19:37:06Z 2018 book ONIX_20201001_9783631757376_239 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/42332 eng European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions application/pdf n/a 9783631757376.pdf Peter Lang International Academic Publishers 10.3726/b14190 10.3726/b14190 e927e604-2954-4bf6-826b-d5ecb47c6555 18 254 Bern open access |
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What can man know about God? This question became one of the main problems during the 4th-century Trinitarian controversy, which is the focus of this book. Especially during the second phase of the conflict, the claims of Anomean Eunomius caused an emphatic response of Orthodox writers, mainly Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa. Eunomius formulated two ways of theology to show that we can know both the substance (ousia) and activities (energeiai) of God. The Orthodox Fathers demonstrated that we can know only the external activities of God, while the essence is entirely incomprehensible. Therefore the 4th-century discussion on whether the Father and the Son are of the same substance was the turning point in the development of negative theology and shaping the Christian conception of God. |
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