A Word from Saint Gregory Palamas Regarding "Names and Energies"

The much-condemned early 20th century heresy of Name Worship[1] has recently snagged new partisans from among the ranks of the Synod of the Holy Orthodox Church in North America (HOCNA).[2]  Despite the significance of the fact that among the most fervent apostles of this latter day heresy were Father Pavel Florensky and Father Sergei Bulgakov (both of whose sophiological speculations were to be condemned as heresy, and whose support for Name Worship certainly should have raised warning flags) HOCNA’s recent converts to Name Worship heedlessly forge ahead nonetheless.[3]

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