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This episode explores the teachings of Gregory Palamas, focusing on finding God through silence and prayer.

Send us Fan Mail Episode Notes: Finding God in the Silence: Gregory Palamas In this episode of the History of the Christian Church podcast, we turn to the 14th century and meet one of the most influential voices of Eastern Christianity: Gregory Palamas. A monk, mystic, and defender of Hesychasm, Palamas taught that the path to God is found not only in theology and doctrine, but in prayer, silence, and communion with the divine. His distinction between the “essence” and “energies” of God bec...

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Host: Jeremy

Topics covered

• Eastern Christianity
• Hesychasm
• 14th century
• prayer
• silence
• communion with the divine

Keywords

• Gregory Palamas
• Hesychasm
• Eastern Christianity
• silence
• prayer
• divine communion

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