Comments on: Making Theodicy Properly Eschatological

By: irishanglican

irishanglican — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:41:19 +0000

I am Irish and Anglo-Irish, born in Ireland but educated in England.

By: irishanglican

irishanglican — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:29:09 +0000

Here is an American Orthodox statement, but not offical:
The Orthodox Church is evangelical, but not Protestant. It is orthodox, but not Jewish. It is catholic, but not Roman. It is non-denominational - it is pre-denominational…Acts 2:42.

By: irishanglican

irishanglican — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:18:19 +0000

If you are talking about my posts of Miaphysite and others finally back to Chalcedon? I would see and hold the seven Oecumenical Councils.. Myself at present I would see the position of Miaphysite as an open question, to be seen in the mystery of God Triune. But I have in the past tended to the position of of the classic Chalcedonian. And at present still do. I have been part of a society for the Anglican-Orthodox dialogue, and stand very close to Orthodoxy. I would follow their full Trinitarian positions also, which are creedal. And I am an Anglican priest.

By: Troy Polidori

Troy Polidori — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:28:29 +0000

Can’t say that I’m too familiar. May I ask what you think of the recent trends you describe?

By: irishanglican

irishanglican — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:16:18 +0000

Of course strictly speaking apocatastasis or universalism is not just seen in some Orthodox or Eastern Fathers…Clement of Alexandria and St. Gregory of Nyssa, but even in late Western forms, with Schleiermacher, etc. But I again was thinking about evil and its ontology, or lack with you? If ya are not interested here that is fine mate?

By: irishanglican

irishanglican — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:27:40 +0000

Not directly, but it is being renewed today with even some evangelicals. Though mostly in the form of annihilationism. I just wondered how you see evil itself?

By: Troy Polidori

Troy Polidori — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:40:24 +0000

Are you referring to the negation of evil in the apokatastasis?

By: irishanglican

irishanglican — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:09:18 +0000

I don’t think you understood my question. The Orthodox have an ontology that sees evil as finally unreal or not lasting, i.e. negation. God’s truth and grace overcomes evil with good in the end. Thus evil becomes nothing in the end, it negates itself.

By: Troy Polidori

Troy Polidori — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:31:39 +0000

I’m not a huge fan of negative theology overall, but what exactly are you referring to? Do you have something specific in mind regarding a negative theodicy?

By: irishanglican

irishanglican — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:00:47 +0000

Nicely stated, but what about Orthodoxy, and their idea of negation, etc.?