-
started with the
legalisation of
Christianity in the 4th century. The term
hesychast is used
sparingly in
Christian ascetical writings emanating from Egypt...
-
Joseph the
Hesychast (Gr****: Ιωσήφ ο Ησυχαστής; born
Fragkiskos Kottis, Gr****: Φραγκίσκος Κόττης; 12
February 1897 – 15
August 1959) was a Gr**** Orthodox...
- The
Hesychast controversy was a
theological dispute in the
Byzantine Empire during the 14th
century between supporters and
opponents of
Gregory Palamas...
- the
mystical doctrine of Hesychasm.
These are
referred to also as the
Hesychast councils or the
Palamite councils,
since they
discussed the
theology of...
- who
followed the
Hesychast teachings.
Runciman describes these monks as
ignorant and
lacking a real
understanding of the
Hesychast teaching. Barlaam...
- view was very
controversial when it was
first proposed,
sparking the
Hesychast controversy, and the
Palamist faction prevailed only
after the military...
- main
division between East and West. Neo-Palamism has its
roots in the
Hesychast controversy or
Palamite controversy (14th century), in
which Gregory Palamas...
- theology,
being made into
dogma in the
Eastern Orthodox Church by the
Hesychast councils.
Palamism has been
described as
representing "the
deepest ****imilation...
-
denote particular kinds of monk, such as cenobite, hermit, anchorite, or
hesychast.
Traditions of
Christian monasticism exist in
major Christian denominations...
- monk and elder. He was one of the
primary disciples of St.
Joseph the
Hesychast at
Mount Athos.
Joseph was also
known as the
spiritual father of Ephraim...
