Byzantine theology

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Byzantine theology is the body of Christian theological thought and spiritual tradition that developed in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, characterized by its liturgical mysticism, patristic foundations, and emphasis on theosis (deification).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theology ⓘ
Eastern Christian theology ⓘ
spiritual tradition ⓘ
theological tradition ⓘ
affirmsDoctrine Incarnation ⓘ
Trinity ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution Byzantine monastic communities ⓘ
Mount Athos ⓘ
Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
associatedWithPractice Hesychasm ⓘ
Jesus Prayer ⓘ
monasticism ⓘ
basedOn Cappadocian Fathers ⓘ
Greek Church Fathers ⓘ
linked to: Church Fathers

Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed ⓘ
linked to: Nicene Creed

decisions of the Ecumenical Councils ⓘ
patristic tradition ⓘ
centeredIn Constantinople ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
contrastsWith Scholastic theology ⓘ
developedFrom Hellenistic philosophical concepts ⓘ
early Christian theology ⓘ
developedIn Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Roman Empire ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Empire
distinguishes essence and energies of God ⓘ
emphasizes apophatic theology ⓘ
ascetic practice ⓘ
contemplative prayer ⓘ
continuity with the Church Fathers ⓘ
deification ⓘ
liturgical mysticism ⓘ
mystical experience of God ⓘ
sacramental life ⓘ
theosis ⓘ
focusesOn experience of uncreated divine energies ⓘ
goalOfSpiritualLife participation in divine life ⓘ
union with God ⓘ
hasCentralConcept theosis ⓘ
hasKeyFigure Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
Gregory Palamas ⓘ
linked to: St. Gregory Palamas

Gregory of Nazianzus ⓘ
Gregory of Nyssa ⓘ
John Chrysostom ⓘ
John of Damascus ⓘ
linked to: Ioannes Damaskenos

Mark of Ephesus ⓘ
Maximus the Confessor ⓘ
Photios I of Constantinople ⓘ
Symeon the New Theologian ⓘ
hasKeyText Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great ⓘ
Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom ⓘ
Exposition of the Orthodox Faith ⓘ
Philokalia ⓘ
Triads of Gregory Palamas ⓘ
writings of Maximus the Confessor ⓘ
writings of the Cappadocian Fathers ⓘ
influenced Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ
Slavic Orthodox theology ⓘ
modern Orthodox theology ⓘ
languageOfExpression Greek ⓘ
method liturgical theology ⓘ
mystical theology ⓘ
religiousTraditionOf Eastern Christianity ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
shapedByCouncil Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ
shapedByEvent Iconoclast controversy ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century to 15th century ⓘ
viewsChrist as God incarnate ⓘ

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Belarusian Greek Catholic Church → hasTheology → Byzantine theology ⓘ
Memorialism → contrastsWith → Eastern Orthodox Eucharistic theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Priesthood of Jesus → hasDoctrinalImportanceIn → Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Orations → influenced → Byzantine theology ⓘ
John Zizioulas → theologicalTradition → Neo-patristic synthesis ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Kollyvades movement → influencedBy → Palamite theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
St. Makarios of Corinth → theologicalTradition → Palamite theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Questions to Thalassius → theologicalTradition → Byzantine theology ⓘ
Chapters on Knowledge → religiousTradition → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Mystagogia → theologicalTradition → Eastern Christian theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Mystagogia → theologicalTradition → Byzantine theology ⓘ
St. Gregory Palamas → theologicalTradition → Byzantine theology ⓘ
subject linked to: St.
Homilies → associatedWith → Byzantine mysticism ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Hesychast controversy → influenced → Byzantine theology ⓘ
The New Theologian → usedIn → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Galatai, Paphlagonia → religiousContext → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Hymns of Divine Love → religiousTradition → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Catechetical Discourses → religiousTradition → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Ekthesis → religiousTradition → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
subject linked to: the Ekthesis
linked to: Byzantine theology
Marian doctrine → partOf → Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Holy Wisdom → religiousTradition → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Timothy Richard Ware → fieldOfWork → Eastern Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Andrew of Crete → movement → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Church of Saint Simeon Stylites (near Aleppo) → denomination → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
late Roman Christianity → influenced → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Prophets in the drum of the dome → hasCulturalContext → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Fount of Knowledge → influenced → Byzantine theology ⓘ
Dialectica → historicalPeriod → Byzantine theology ⓘ
On the Divine Images → religiousTradition → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Sacra Parallela → religiousTradition → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
corpus of Gregory of Nyssa → influenced → Byzantine theology ⓘ
The Ecclesiastical Hierarchy → influenced → Byzantine theology ⓘ
Letters (Epistles) → influenced → Byzantine theology ⓘ
Christianization of Polotsk → influencedBy → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Alexandrian theological tradition → influenced → Byzantine theology ⓘ
subject linked to: Alexandrian
Grace of God → affirmedBy → Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Lazikē → religiousAlignment → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Cyril → associatedWithTradition → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Christians of Najran → influencedBy → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Homily III → influencedField → Byzantine theology ⓘ
Russian Orthodox monarchy → influencedBy → Byzantine political theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Homily VI → influenced → Byzantine theology ⓘ
Church of Saint Stephen (Um er-Rasas) → denomination → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
subject linked to: Church of Saint Stephen
linked to: Byzantine theology
Church of the Palm Tree → denomination → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Byzantine period → hasTheologicalTradition → Byzantine theology ⓘ
Lausus → culturalContext → Byzantine Christianity ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology
Palamite controversy → partOf → Byzantine theology ⓘ
Galatians 4:26 → traditionUsedIn → Orthodox theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology