The Cappadocian Fathers, Pt 1: Introduction, Ep 16, Prof. C. Veniamin

Mystical Theology: Introducing the Theology and Spiritual Life of the Orthodox Church

Series: Mystical Theology
Episode 16: The Cappadocian Fathers, Part 1: Introduction, Prof. C. Veniamin
Episode 16 of our “Mystical Theology” series is an introduction to the remarkable contribution of the Cappadocian Fathers: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, Gregory of Nyssa, and also Amphilochius of Iconium.
Athanasius the Great had emphasized the mystery of the Oneness of the Son and Word of God with God the Father, by means of their "consubstantiality"; while the Cappadocians, building on the work of Athanasius, formulated the teaching of the Church regarding the mystery of the Threeness of God.
Themes covered in this podcast are listed in the Timestamps below.
Q&As related to Episode 16 available in The Professor’s Blog.
Recommended background reading: Christopher Veniamin, ed., Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies (Dalton PA: 2022); The Orthodox Understanding of Salvation: "Theosis" in Scripture and Tradition (2016); and Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, Empirical Dogmatics of the Orthodox Catholic Church: According to the Spoken Teaching of Father John Romanides, Vol. 1 (2012), Vol. 2 (repr. ed. 2020).

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2. Communion and Hypostasis: Orthodox and Arian (00:03:08)

3. Procession of the Holy Spirit: 2nd Ecumenical Council & Gregory the Theologian (00:06:29)

4. Augustine of Hippo (00:07:59)

5. Zizioulas / Ware: Nature of Church as Communion of Persons (00:08:28)

6. Does “communion” mean “relationship”? (00:11:13)

7. Gregory of Nyssa (00:11:21)

8. Oneness and Threeness of God & the Church (00:12:34)

9. Cappadocian emphasis on Mystery vs Arians and Eunomians (00:16:41)

10. St Basil the Great on God as mystery (00:18:57)

11. St Basil the Great on the limitations of the human mind (00:20:03)

12. St Basil the Great’s “essence–energies” distinction (00:20:33)

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