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Archive for August, 2008
The Real Issue in the Kelley/Dyer Debate: Epistemology and Revelation
Sunday, August 31st, 2008I’m glad that you mention the infallibility of the Apostles, for you have unwittingly underscored what the real issue is: you and I have two divergent epistemologies.
You believe that the Pope, the Apostles and the Bible are somehow “infallible.”
I believe that the prophets, Apostles, and saints of all ages, up until this [...]
Response to Jay Dyer’s recent messages
Saturday, August 30th, 2008Above, Jay, you wrote:
“the Incarnation was not contingent upon a human willing in Christ, if you will. In the 5 and 6th Councils we read that the Savior’s human will is “altogether deified,” which, following the Incarnational principle of soteriology, itself indicates an initiatory and primary place to the divine in our conversion. Otherwise, our [...]
Athanisian reflections on evil and freedom
Sunday, August 24th, 2008In Contra Gentes, St. Athanasius proclaims “That evil is not from God, nor is it in God, nor has it existed from the beginning, nor is it of any substantive existence; but men, in departing from the theoria of the good, began to devise and imagine that which is not, according to their desires” (7.3).
The great [...]
Is Fr. John Romanides a semi-Pelagian?
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008In a positive, loving spirit, I wanted to offer some explanation for what may seem to be a denial of God’s “total sovereignty” in Orthodox theology. Please, anyone, correct my errors, since I have never written on this before. Also, this post is hopefully not seen as a “refutation” of Mr. Jay Dyer’s [...]
My initial comments on the subject of Orthodox sainthood
Saturday, August 9th, 2008My previous post about Augustine, sainthood, and “Azkul and the Gang,” never got off the ground, mainly because I needed time to pray and reflect upon the issue. This is what I have so far. Do not be shy about correcting my errors, especially in subjects like this, where there is no guide [...]
Jay Dyer and James Kelley begin the “real blog”, a friendship against the odds
Saturday, August 9th, 2008Dear readers,
Even though I aggresively attacked his ideas in my last two posts, Mr. Jay Dyer has since shown himself to be an icon of manliness and aplomb. Even though I insisted on pressing issues on my blog that Mr. Dyer pleaded with me to confine to one-on-one discussion with him, this fine gentleman [...]
Jay Dyer accuses the Orthodox Fathers of analogia fidae
Friday, August 8th, 2008Jay posted this on his site:
Do you think the Eastern Fathers agree that Scripture is not the proper source of knowldedge of God?
Do you find the Eastern Fathers to be a source of knowledge about God? Where do you think the Cappadocians learned about the Trinity, if not Scripture?
To these I responded,
Jay, [...]
Jay Dyer at www.nicenetruth.com, tries to refute Fr. John Romanides
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008Hey, gang, respond to any of these points, and cite sources, esp. if you quote Ancestral Sin. I’ll handle this soon. Jay, the author of this critique of Fr. John, is at www.nicenetruth.com
Oh, yeah. The formalities:
Hello Jay, if you’re reading this. My name is James Kelley. We have nothing but time to discuss your conclusions. It [...]