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Logos as Pronoian: St Athanasius and Natural Science

Posted on January 30, 2018 by romeosyne

St Athanasius in Contra Gentes spoke about the illuminated as those who view God’s forethought or “pronoian” by seeing divinity reflected in the pure human nous. In illumination, man views everything in the context of his pure, constant, unchanging union … Continue reading →

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AUGUSTINIAN LOGOI VERSUS ORTHODOX LOGOI: A COMMENT

Posted on January 14, 2018 by romeosyne

The logoi spoken of by Augustine are “rationes seminales,” the seeds of development that make sure an embryo develops correctly into an adult (but also, they make sure movements of inanimate objects are orderly). This kind of logoi is fine … Continue reading →

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