Papers by Andreas P . Zachariou
Dialogue, vol. 8 (17), 2024 [Journal of Theology and Religious Studies,
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Un... more Dialogue, vol. 8 (17), 2024 [Journal of Theology and Religious Studies,
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University], pp. 133-154.
″Τὰ «μυστήρια τῶν θεωρητικῶν ἀνδρῶν» στὴ θεολογικὴ ἀντίληψη τοῦ ἁγίου Γρηγορίου Παλαμᾶ καὶ τοῦ Γρ... more ″Τὰ «μυστήρια τῶν θεωρητικῶν ἀνδρῶν» στὴ θεολογικὴ ἀντίληψη τοῦ ἁγίου Γρηγορίου Παλαμᾶ καὶ τοῦ Γρηγορίου Ἀκινδύνου‶, στὸ Ὁ ἅγιος Γρηγόριος Παλαμᾶς καὶ ὁ Ἡσυχασμός. Ἱστορικὲς διαστάσεις καὶ σύγχρονες προκλήσεις καὶ προοπτικές, Πρακτικὰ Διεθνοῦς Ἐπιστημονικοῦ Συνεδρίου (Ἱερὰ Μητρόπολις Τριμυθοῦντος, 1-3 Ἰουλίου 2022), ἐπιμ. Ἀ. Π. Ζαχαρίου, Θεολογικὲς παρεμβάσεις 7, Ἱερὰ Μητρόπολις Τριμυθοῦντος, Ἰδάλιο - Κύπρος 2024, σσ. 177-195 [″The «mysteries of the contemplatives» in the theological conception of St Gregory Palamas and Gregory Akindynos‶, in St Gregory Palamas and Hesychasm. Past and contemporary challenges and perspectives, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference (Holy Metropolis of Trimithountos, 1-3 July 2022), ed. A. P. Zachariou, Theologikes Paremvaseis 7, Holy Metropolis of Trimythous, Idalio, Cyprus, 2024, pp. 177-195]
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Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Mar 25, 2023
"In the writings of the fourteenth-century Hesychasts, Gregory Akindynos is characterized as... more "In the writings of the fourteenth-century Hesychasts, Gregory Akindynos is characterized as a Barlaamite because his theological perceptions are considered to be no different from those of Barlaam the Calabrian. However, Akindynos himself rejects the designation of Barlaamite by denying that he is in agreement with Barlaam and claiming injustice and slander from the Palamite party. In order to support his contention, he draws attention to his strong opposition to Barlaam when the latter turned against the monks and their way of life. Nevertheless, his own writings contradict his assertion, since they testify to the identification of his theology with that of Barlaam. Keywords: Gregory Palamas, Gregory Akindynos, Barlaam the Calabrian, Barlaamite, hesychasm, hesychasts, Hesychast Controversy "
Hesychasm: Theology and Praxis from Late Byzantium to Modernity, ed. Tikhon A. Pino and Mihail Mi... more Hesychasm: Theology and Praxis from Late Byzantium to Modernity, ed. Tikhon A. Pino and Mihail Mitrea, SUBBTO (Studia Universitatis Babeş‐Bolyai Theologia Orthodoxa), vol. 67, no. 2, December 2022, pp. 255-267.
"Τὸ ἀνέκδοτο Ὑπόμνημα τοῦ Νικολάου, μητροπολίτη Κερκύρας, στὰ Κεφάλαια περὶ ἀγάπης τοῦ Μαξίμου το... more "Τὸ ἀνέκδοτο Ὑπόμνημα τοῦ Νικολάου, μητροπολίτη Κερκύρας, στὰ Κεφάλαια περὶ ἀγάπης τοῦ Μαξίμου τοῦ Ὁμολογητοῦ. Εἰσαγωγικὲς παρατηρήσεις", στο Μοναχισμός: Ἱστορικὲς καὶ θεολογικὲς προσεγγίσεις, ἐπιμ. Ἀνδρέας Π. Ζαχαρίου, Θεολογικὲς Παρεμβάσεις 6, Ἱερά Μητρόπολη Τριμυθοῦντος (Κύπρος), σσ. 275-298 [“The unedited Commentary by Nicholaos, metropolitan of Kerkyra, on Maximus the Confessor’s Chapters on Love. Some introductory notes”, in Monasticism: historical and theological studies, ed. Andreas P. Zachariou, Theologikes Paremvaseis 6, Holy Metropolis of Trimythous (Cyprus), pp. 275-298].
Annual Bulletin of IAPS (Zachariou, A. P.: 9 mentions)
Gregory Acindynos, during his controversy with St. Gregory Palamas, argued that his theological b... more Gregory Acindynos, during his controversy with St. Gregory Palamas, argued that his theological beliefs and hence his Antirrhetic discourses, are aligned with the teaching of the "wise" and "God-enlightened" Church Fathers. Nevertheless, he accepts their theology, to a certain extent and only if it agrees with what he recognizes and perceives in advance as faith and teaching of the Church.
Philosophоs – Philotheos – Philoponоs. Studies and Essays as Charisteria in Honor of Professor Bo... more Philosophоs – Philotheos – Philoponоs. Studies and Essays as Charisteria in Honor of Professor Bogoljub Šijaković on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday, edited by Mikonja Knežević in collaboration with Rade Kisić and Dušan Krcunović, Belgrade / Podgorica 2021, pp. 363-374.
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In his antirrhetical writings against Gregory Palamas’s theological perceptions, Gregory Akindyno... more In his antirrhetical writings against Gregory Palamas’s theological perceptions, Gregory Akindynos presents a series of arguments some of which include references to the angels, their created nature, their deification by participation in God, their inability of seeing God, their invisibility for human beings and their task to serve God and humans. However, his theological notion is not conventional and he ends up with the wrong conclusions.
Akindynos contends that Palamas’s teaching about the divine, uncre-ated and “lower” (“ὑφειμένες”) energies – powers, that are different and dis-tinct from the essence of God, actually refers to the angels. Only the angels are the powers which may exist in multitude (“πληθυντικῶς”), are created and “activated” (“ἐνεργουμένοι”) by God and therefore are different and “infinitely lower” (“ἀπειράκις ἀπείρως ὑφειμένοι”) to God. In support of his claims and in order to refute Palamas’s theology, he invokes and cites certain patristic passages understood and interpreted subjectively.
In this respect he both distorts the traditional teaching about the angels and proves himself as dogmatically erroneous.
In this Paper, I present briefly the theological conceptions of Nikolaos of Corfu, which are foun... more In this Paper, I present briefly the theological conceptions of Nikolaos of Corfu, which are found in his yet unpublished Comments on Capita de Caritate (Centuria I-IV) of Maximus the Confessor, about both the incomprehensible trinitarian God and the way he is capable of being participated by the created world.
Theophanies in theological perceptions of Akindynos. Augustinian influence?
Δημοσιεύτηκε πρόσφατα ἀπὸ τὴ Μ. . Ἀναγνώστου, σὲ κριτικὴ ἔκδοση, ἡ μία ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων σωζόμενων ... more Δημοσιεύτηκε πρόσφατα ἀπὸ τὴ Μ. . Ἀναγνώστου, σὲ κριτικὴ ἔκδοση, ἡ μία ἐκ τῶν τεσσάρων σωζόμενων Ἐπιστολῶν τοῦ ίμωνος Κωνσταντινουπολίτου 1 . Ὁ δομινικανὸς μοναχός ίμων (1235-1325) συνεπὴς στὴν ὁμολογιακή του ἰδιαιτερότητα ἐπιστέλλει στὸν αὐτοκράτορα Ἀνδρόνικο Β' Παλαιολόγο, καὶ τεχνηέντως καὶ ἐκ τοῦ πονηροῦ, διαστρέφοντας πατερικὴ θεολογία καὶ συνοδικὲς θέσεις, παρουσιάζει τὶς διαφορὲς μεταξὺ τῆς «ἐκκλησίας τῶν Γραικῶν» 2 καὶ αὐτῆς τῶν «Ἰταλῶν» 3 γιὰ τὸ θέμα τοῦ τρόπου τῆς ὕπαρξης τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος ὡς οὐσιαστικὰ μὴ οὖσες, ἐπιδιώκοντας τοιουτοτρόπως νὰ τὸν ἑλκύσει στὴ θεολογικὴ δόξα τῶν Λατίνων. τὸ παρὸν ἄρθρο θὰ ἀναφερθοῦμε, ἀκροθιγῶς μόνο, στὶς θεολογικὲς θέσεις ποὺ ὁ ίμων ἐκφράζει, ἐνῶ λεπτομερής -κατὰ ἀντιρρητικὸ τρόποπροσέγγιση τῆς ἐν γένει θεολογίας του καὶ ἐν ταυτῷ κατάδειξη τῶν δογματικῶν του ὀλισθημάτων, θὰ ἐπιχειρηθεῖ -σὺν Θεῷ-κατὰ τὴν ἔκδοση καὶ τῶν ἄλλων τριῶν σωζόμενων Ἐπιστολῶν του 4 . 1 Μ. . ΑΝΑΓΝΩΣΟΤ, «Ἀνέκδοτη Ἐπιστολὴ τοῦ ίμωνος τοῦ Κωνσταντινουπολίτου πρὸς τὸν αὐτοκράτορα Ἀνδρόνικο Β' τὸν Παλαιολόγο», ΕΕΦΣΠΑ, τ. ΜΓ' (2011-2012), Ἀθήνα 2012, σσ. 55-71 (ἡ Ἐπιστολὴ στὶς σσ. 61, 1 -71, 336). 2 ΙΜΩΝΟ ΣΟΤ ΚΩΝΣΑΝΣΙΝΟΠΟΛΙΣΟΤ, Πρὸς Ἀνδρόνικον Παλαιολόγον, ἔκδ. Μ. . Ἀναγνώστου, ὅπ.π., σ. 64, 94-95. 3 Ὅπ.π., σ. 68, 240. 4 ημειωτέον ὅτι οἱ αἱρετικὲς περὶ τῆς ἐκπορεύσεως τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος θέσεις τοῦ ίμωνος, ὅπως καταγράφονται στὴν Ἐπιστολὴ πρὸς τὸν Ἀνδρόνικο, ἀλλὰ καὶ σὲ μία ἄλλη πρὸς Ἰωσὴφ τὸν φιλόσοφο (σήμερα ἀπωλεσθεῖσα), ἀντιμετωπίζονται ἀπὸ τὸν Ματθαῖο Βλάσταρη σὲ μακροσκελῆ Ἐπιστολὴ ποὺ ἀπευθύνει στὸν ὁμόδοξο τοῦ δομινικανοῦ μοναχοῦ πρίγκηπα Guy de Lusignan. Αὐτὴ ἐκδόθηκε, μαζὶ μὲ ρωσικὴ μετάφραση, τὸ 1891 στὴ Μόσχα ἀπὸ τὸν ἀρχιμανδρίτη Ἀρσένιο, ὁ ὁποῖος χρησιμοποίησε μόνο τὸ χφ 207 τῆς υνοδικῆς Βιβλιοθήκης τῆς Μόσχας. Βλ. ΑΡΕΝΙΟΤ (ἀρχιμ.), Ἡ Ἐπιστολὴ τοῦ Ματθαίου Βλάσταρη πρὸς τὸν πρίγκηπα τῆς Κύπρου Guy de Lusignan, Μόσχα 1891 (ρωσιστί). ἀπέσταλται» 12 . Ἔνεκα τούτου, λοιπόν, ἡ «ἐκκλησία τῶν Γραικῶν», ἀποφαίνεται ὁ ίμων, ἀδιάκριτα θεολογεῖ τὸ Πνεῦμα «καὶ ἐξ Υἱοῦ καὶ διὰ τοῦ Υἱοῦ ἐκπορεύεσθαι» 13 . Σοῦτο τὸ πλαίσιο ὁρίζει τὴν ὑστεροβουλία τοῦ ίμωνος˙ ἔνια τέκνα, διατείνεται, τῆς «ἐκκλησίας τῶν Γραικῶν», διαστρέφουν τὴν παραδοθεῖσα ἀλήθεια, ἐπιμένουν στὴν κακοδοξία τῆς ἐκ μόνου τοῦ Πατρὸς ἐκπόρευσης τοῦ Πνεύματος καὶ συνεπῶς θεολογοῦν κατὰ τρόπο ἀντίθετο τῶν Πατέρων καὶ τῶν υνόδων 14 . Ἡ προσπάθεια τοῦ ἴδιου τοῦ ίμωνος, ὅμως, ὑπὲρ τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ τῆς ὀρθῆς ἑρμηνείας τοῦ Ἰω. 15, 26, ἐξασφαλίζει τὸν Ἀνδρόνικο -τουλάχιστον δυνητικά-ἀπὸ τὴν ὀλίσθηση στὴν ἀποδοχὴ καὶ διακήρυξη μιᾶς ἐσφαλμένης θεολογίας˙ ἔχοντας ὁ ίμων τὴν αἴσθηση τῆς αὐτάρκειας, βρίθοντας αὐταρέσκειας, θεωρῶντας ἐνδεχομένως τὸν ἑαυτό του ὄργανο ἀποκάλυψης τῆς ἀλήθειας, καὶ ἀφοῦ βέβαια ἔχει διαστρέψει τὸν νοῦ τῆς πατερικῆς ἑρμηνείας τοῦ χωρίου, ἀπευθύνεται στὸν αὐτοκράτορα καὶ τοῦ λέει: «ταῦτα τὰ ἐνθάδε χάριτι ἠξιώθης γνωρίσαι» 15 . Μὲ βάση, λοιπόν, τούτη τὴν «εὔνοια», ὁ πιστὸς βασιλέας, ἐξασφαλίζεται ἀπὸ τὴ θεολογικὴ κακοδοξία.
Books by Andreas P . Zachariou
Το παρόν πραγματεύεται τα αφορώντα στον άγιο ιερομάρτυρα Φωκά, επίσκοπο Σινώπης (Βίος, Παρακλητικ... more Το παρόν πραγματεύεται τα αφορώντα στον άγιο ιερομάρτυρα Φωκά, επίσκοπο Σινώπης (Βίος, Παρακλητικός Κανόνας, Ακολουθία, Ναός, εις κοινότητα Αθηαίνου, επαρχίας Λευκωσίας)
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A brief answer to the erroneous perceptions of archim. Christodoulos Tampakopoulos, regarding the... more A brief answer to the erroneous perceptions of archim. Christodoulos Tampakopoulos, regarding the teaching of st. Gregory Palamas
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Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University], pp. 133-154.
Akindynos contends that Palamas’s teaching about the divine, uncre-ated and “lower” (“ὑφειμένες”) energies – powers, that are different and dis-tinct from the essence of God, actually refers to the angels. Only the angels are the powers which may exist in multitude (“πληθυντικῶς”), are created and “activated” (“ἐνεργουμένοι”) by God and therefore are different and “infinitely lower” (“ἀπειράκις ἀπείρως ὑφειμένοι”) to God. In support of his claims and in order to refute Palamas’s theology, he invokes and cites certain patristic passages understood and interpreted subjectively.
In this respect he both distorts the traditional teaching about the angels and proves himself as dogmatically erroneous.
Books by Andreas P . Zachariou
Articles by Andreas P . Zachariou
Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University], pp. 133-154.
Akindynos contends that Palamas’s teaching about the divine, uncre-ated and “lower” (“ὑφειμένες”) energies – powers, that are different and dis-tinct from the essence of God, actually refers to the angels. Only the angels are the powers which may exist in multitude (“πληθυντικῶς”), are created and “activated” (“ἐνεργουμένοι”) by God and therefore are different and “infinitely lower” (“ἀπειράκις ἀπείρως ὑφειμένοι”) to God. In support of his claims and in order to refute Palamas’s theology, he invokes and cites certain patristic passages understood and interpreted subjectively.
In this respect he both distorts the traditional teaching about the angels and proves himself as dogmatically erroneous.
Abstract:
The so-called Hesychast method of prayer was heavily criticized not only by Barlaam the Calabrian but also by other anti-Palamites. This method was perceived as naive and as an untraditional innovation. It was said to have originated with Simeon the New Theologian and to have been adopted and propagated by simple-minded and uneducated monks.
St. Gregory Palamas also refers to this method of prayer in his defense of the Hesychasts against Barlaam's attacks. Palamas traced the origins and significance of the method back to the prophet Elias the Thesbite. While he did not absolutize its practice, he emphasized its necessity primarily, though not exclusively, for novice monks.
This method of prayer continued to be practiced in later centuries. In this paper, special attention will be given to its use and interpretation by Nicodemus the Hagiorite, as well as in a work by an anonymous 19th-century monk.
Partners of the conference:
The Department of Theology of the School of Theology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Jesuit University Ignatianum in Krakow
The purpose of the conference is to present problems in various fields of Theology and to search for ways to solve them. Topics are accepted from all fields of Theology.
[Abstract of my presentation in the International Scientific Conference: “Quests of the Holy and Glorious Apostle and Evangelist Luke”, Kalavryta 2-4 February 2024]
Within the disciplinary framework of early Christian studies, this research contributes to understanding Chrysostom’s perspective on the Church and its characteristics. The methods employed include a literature review, textual analysis, and critical evaluation, supported by relevant scholarly references.
The study involves an analysis that delves into Chrysostom’s teachings, shedding light on his concept of the Church and the Christian household’s role in embodying its virtues. Almsgiving and care for the poor emerge as distinctive characteristics of the Church, transforming the Christian home into the House of God. By examining Chrysostom’s homilies, particularly his writings on almsgiving, the research highlight the interconnectedness between the Church and the Christian household in practicing this virtue. Chrysostom’s teachings emphasize the transformative power of almsgiving, equating the Christian household’s role with that of the Church.
The results of this study underscore the impregnability of the Church to dark powers, attributing it to the presence of a sacred treasury dedicated to helping the poor. Chrysostom’s emphasis on the importance of almsgiving and the transformation of households into Churches further elucidates the significance of these practices in his ecclesiology.
In conclusion, this reinterpretation of Chrysostom’s teachings on the Church and the Christian household highlights the profound implications for understanding early Christianity. The findings emphasize the need to reconsider the understanding of the Church and its characteristics, drawing attention to the practical implementation of Christ’s teachings within the Christian home.
1st International Conference in Theology and Religious Studies
The Conference is organized by the Faculty of Theology, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University, Tbilisi - Georgia, and will take place on September 26-27, 2023
September 26-27, 2023, Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University, Tbilisi -Georgia
https://www.sabauni.edu.ge/en/events/pirveli-saukuneebis-eklesia-da-qristianoba2023-03-31
St Gregory Palamas and Hesychasm: Past and contemporary challenges and perspectives
Cyprus, 1-4 of July 2022
Topic: Philokalia through the Philosophy and Theology of St Gregory Palamas.
Veroia (Holy Monastery of Theotokos, Kallipetra, Rachi- Rachia- Veroias), Greece: 2-4 July 2021
Topic: Philokalia through the Philosophy and Theology of St Gregory Palamas.
Veroia (Holy Monastery of Theotokos, Kallipetra, Rachi- Rachia- Veroias), Greece: 2-4 July 2021
Akindynos’ Role in the Hesychast Controversy,
Friday/Saturday, 15th-16th March 2019 (Universität Berne)