Essences and Energies

Last Thursday we discussed the Eastern doctrine of the essence and energies of God. There are a few resources on the web which might help in getting your head around the distinctions.There are two podcasts on this subject. The first is from Our Life in Christ and is part of a series on relics. The second is from the Illumined Heart podcast. You can listen to them here on this site, or visit the podcast sites for more info.

• Relics, Essence and Energies
• GOD: Essence and Energies

There are some articles worth reading:

• Dr. David Bradshaw on the Concept of Divine Energies
• Gregory Palamas: Knowledge, Prayer and Vision by M C Steenberg
• Selection from the Chapters on Knowledge by St Maximos the Confessor
• On the Uncreated Essence and Uncreated Energies by St. Gregory Palamas