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The concept of θεία οὐσία (theia ousia; divine essence) is one of the most important concepts in Christian theology. It was developed gradually by Early Church Fathers during the first centuries of Christian History. Central debates over the doctrinal use and meaning of οὐσία were held during the 4th century, and also continued ...
In Eastern Orthodox theology, there is a distinction between the essence and the energies of God. It was formulated by Gregory Palamas (1296–1359) as part of his defense of the Athonite monastic practice of Hesychasm [ note 1 ] against the charge of heresy brought by the humanist scholar and theologian Barlaam of Calabria .
Hypostasis (plural: hypostases), from the Greek ὑπόστασις (hypóstasis), is the underlying, fundamental state or substance that supports all of reality. It is not the same as the concept of a substance [citation needed]. In Neoplatonism, the hypostasis of the soul, the intellect and "the one" was addressed by Plotinus. [1]
Hypostatic union (from the Greek: ὑπόστασις hypóstasis, 'person, subsistence') is a technical term in Christian theology employed in mainstream Christology to describe the union of Christ's humanity and divinity in one hypostasis, or individual personhood.
Essence (Latin: essentia) has various meanings and uses for different thinkers and in different contexts. It is used in philosophy and theology as a designation for the property or set of properties or attributes that make an entity the entity it is or, expressed negatively, without which it would lose its identity .
Barlaam said that the monks had claimed to see the divine essence with bodily eyes, which he viewed as sheer Messalianism. When asked about the light which they saw, the monks told him that it was neither of the superessential Essence nor an angelic essence nor the Spirit itself, but that the spirit contemplated it as another hypostasis.
The Oriental Orthodox Churches believe in Monotheism, the belief that there is only One God, who is transcendent and far beyond human comprehension. [1] The church affirms the doctrine of the Trinity: God is One in Essence (Gr: οὐσία Ousia) but Three in Persons (Gr:ὑπόστασις Hypostasis) — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, sharing One Will, One Work, and One Lordship.
Essence; Hypostasis (philosophy and religion) Indeterminism; Modal logic; Ousia; Qualia; Randomness. Coincidence and synchronicity, in which accident may seem (to human cognition) to defy mere randomness alone (although whether it truly does is a philosophical challenge) Romance copula § Spanish: ser versus estar; Stochastics; Substance theory