Does the Palamite theology of divine energies have a foundation in the VI Ecumenical Council?

пер. с фр. П. К. Доброцветова

Authors

  • Jean-Claude Larchet
  • Павел Кириллович Доброцветов

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54700/twewm743

Keywords:

Jean-Claude Larchet, Orthodox theology, Patrology, Saint Gregory Palamas, the palamism, VI Ecumenical Council, Divine Energies

Abstract

Jean-Claude Larchet is one of the most notable living orthodox theologian and patrologist. He holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Nancy and a PhD in theology from the University of Strasbourg. J.-C. Larchet is the author of thirty books and quantity articles in several scientifi c journals. His works have been translated into eighteen languages. In this article, the author examines and confirms the validity of the use of the theological legacy of the Sixth Ecumenical Council by St. Gregory Palamas and his supporters in the 14th-century debate over the distinction between essence and energies in God, emphasizing the particular importance of these arguments, stemming from their conciliar nature.

Author Biography

  • Jean-Claude Larchet

    Professor, Doctor of HDR (Habilité à diriger les recherches) Doctor of Theology (PhD at the University of Strasbourg) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD at the University of Nancy)

References

Larchet J.-C. Ὁ Ἅγιος Γρηγόριος ό Παλαμᾶς καὶ ἡ πατερικὴ παράδοση // Mantzaridis G. (éd.). Ὁ Ἅγιος Γρηγόριος ό Παλαμᾶς στὴν ἱστορία καὶ τὸ παρόν. Πρακτικα Διεθνών συνεδρίων Αθηνών και Λεμεσού. Αγιον Ορος. Μ. Βατοπεδιου, 2000. Σ. 331–346.

Markesinis B. Un florilège composé pour la défense du Tome du concile de 1351 // A. Schoors, P. Van Deun (éd.) Philohistôr. Miscellanea in honorem Caroli Laga septuagenarii // Orientalia Lovaniensa Analecta. № 60. 1994. Р. 469–493.

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Published

2026-06-23

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Theoretical theology