The Professor's Blog

Question Who are the Messalians and what is Messalianism? Answer  In the history of Christian sects, there were a number of dualist groups who identified themselves as special or set apart...

Question How should we understand the “nature-energies”, or the “essence-energies” distinction in St. Gregory Palamas? Answer As I have already pointed out, for St. Gregory both the “nature of God”...

Question What is the difference between "nature" (φύσις) and "essence" (οὐσία)? And how should we understand "substance" and "energy" in the Orthodox Patristic tradition? Answer In the theology of the...

Question What is the origin and meaning of the term, "Hagiorite"? Answer The term, "Hagiorite" comes from "Agion Oros" or more correctly "Hagion Oros". Literally the “Holy Mountain”. An “Hagiorite” therefore...

Question  Dr. Christopher when we sing “Memory Eternal” during a funeral service or whenever? I was thinking we are asking God to remember their Souls and that their name would not...