Is Palamism A Heresy? | The Essence - Energies Distinction of God

Does the Essence - Energies Distinction go against Catholic theology? How do we compare Palamism to Thomism? Was Gregory Palamas as good as St. Thomas Aquinas? #catholicchurch #orthodox #palamism #eastvswest #theology

Full Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiyHXbJBQks&t=3214s

Timecodes
0:00 - Question and Overview.
0:57 - The Different Medieval Schools of Theology.
1:56 - The General Difference on how the East Approaches Theology vs the West.
2:55 - Who was Gregory Palamas?
3:30 - Neo-Palamism vs Traditional Palamism.
4:17 - The West's Doctrine of Divine Simplicity.
4:51 - What is the Essence - Energies Distinction?
5:30 - Divine Simplicity vs The Essence - Energies Distinction.
7:48 - The Franciscan Theology of Formal Distinction.

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