Tag Archives: Christology

DESULTORY THOUGHTS, PART TWO: EARLY CHURCH FATHERS, HELLENIC WISDOM, AND “PLATONIC ORIENTALISM”

Posted on January 9, 2018 by romeosyne

In some early writers like Origen, Clement of Alexandria, and even St. Justin Martyr, we find the idea that the Logos Christ is the completion of a truth that was available in a smaller dose to everyone through reason and … Continue reading →

Posted in Apostolic Fathers, Christology, Clement of Alexandria, Early Church Fathers, Eastern Orthodox Theology, Eastern Religions; Orthodoxy; Eastern Orthodox Theology, Greeks, Hellenes, Hellenic Wisdom, Logos, Origen, Orthodoxy, patristics, perennialism, philosophy, Platonic Orientalism, Soteriology, St Justin Martyr, Uncategorized, Western esotericism | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

DESULTORY THOUGHTS ON SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE, AUGUSTINE, LOGOI, POLITICAL THEOLOGY, AND “WHO IS A CHURCH FATHER?”

Posted on January 6, 2018 by romeosyne

No Father of the Church has ever held that investigation of nature through the senses per sé renders any  knowledge that exceeds the probable. To aid the seeker in achieving natural theoria in preparation for the vision of God, Clement … Continue reading →

Posted in Augustine, Christology, Clement of Alexandria, Creation, divine energies, Eastern Orthodox Theology, Eastern Religions; Orthodoxy; Eastern Orthodox Theology, logoi, Modern Orthodox Theologians, modern philosophy, nominalism, Orthodoxy, patristics, philosophy, Platonic Forms, political theology, Pseudomorphosis of Orthodoxy, scientism, Soteriology, Uncategorized, uncreated energies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

WHAT ARIUS KNEW (AND THE CHRISTIAN WEST STILL DOES NOT): FR. JOHN ROMANIDES ON THE FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL

Posted on May 13, 2017 by romeosyne

©James L. Kelley 2017 According to Fr. John Romanides, the First Ecumenical Council was not a convocation of textual critics and careerist ecclesiastics who hoped to use scholarly methods or up-to-date philosophy to understand Church teachings. In other words, they … Continue reading →

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James L. Kelley New Scientology Interview with Jay Dyer on TalkNet

Posted on October 25, 2015 by romeosyne

Check out James L. Kelley chatting with Jay Dyer about L. Ron Hubbard, Scientology, and Esoteric Hollywood. Among the topics touched on: Steven Soderbergh’s Schizopolis, P.T. Anderson’s The Master, and Hubbard’s R6-Christ implant. Access files ESO-2015-10-22-1.mp3 and ESO-2015-10-22-2.mp3 at TalkNet, here: http://files.talknetwork.com/ESO-Archive.html.

Posted in American Film, Cinema, Critical Theory, cults, Deviant Sexuality, Dianetics, Freud, Gnosticism, Great Whatzit, Lafayette Ron Hubbard, Mass Culture, New Religious Movements, Paul Thomas Anderson, R6, Scientology, Soderbergh, Xemu, Xenu | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Jay w/James Kelley – Scientology, Hubbard & Sci Fi Space Opera (Half)

Posted on October 4, 2015 by romeosyne

James L. Kelley and Jay Dyer discuss L. Ron Hubbard’s esoteric views on the thetan, Xenu, “space opera,” and even Christology.

Posted in Cinema, cults, Dromology, film studies, Gnosticism, Lafayette Ron Hubbard, New Religious Movements, O.T.O., Operating Thetans, OT3, R6, Scientology, Thelema, thetans, Western esotericism, Xemu, Xenu | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment