Answer some questions about the beliefs of the 14th–century Orthodox saint and theologian Gregory Palamas. For 10 points each:
[10m] Palamas defended this mystical practice against the attacks of Barlaam of Calabria. In this practice, one recites the Jesus prayer in order to experience the Tabor Light.
ANSWER: hesychasm (“HEZ-ih-KAZ-um”)
[10h] Palamas described a distinction between these two forms of God, one of which humans can interact with through hesychasm while the other remains unreachable.
ANSWER: God’s essence AND God’s energies [accept answers in either order; accept ousia in place of “essence”; accept energeia in place of “energies”]
[10e] Palamas also disagreed with Barlaam’s assertion that it is impossible to know whether this third member of the Trinity proceeded from the Son, since Barlaam argued that God is unknowable.
ANSWER: Holy Spirit [or Holy Ghost]
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