The Department of Philosophy and the Centre for Hellenic Studies at
UNB invite the university community to an intriguing public lecture
entitled, "Philosophy within the Patristic Tradition" by Rev. Dr. John
Palmer (University of Thessaloniki, Greece) Priest-in-charge of the Holy
Lady of Vladimir Mission, St. John's Newfoundland .
Profoundly influenced by Scholasticism, the West has largely come to assume that philosophy and theology are identical, differing only in the sense that the former allows reason to operate autonomously while the latter reasons from a set number of revealed truths. The Patristic tradition, preserved primarily in the East and rooted far more deeply in Christian history, offers a significantchallenge
to this assumption for it claims that all true theology is ultimately
the product of divine revelation experienced within the human soul and
not of rational discourse .
In this lecture, Rev. Dr. John Palmer will offer a synopsis of the Patristic understanding of epistemology and then situate philosophy within the Patristic tradition, highlighting areas where it has been rejected by the Holy Fathers as well as those where it has been embraced andaffirmed .
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Place: Toole Hall, 3 UNB Fredericton Campus.
This is a public event and all are welcome to attend!
Building: Toole Hall
Room Number: 3
From the UNB webpage: http://www.unb.ca/event-calendar/2014/10/Ancient-Philosophy-and-the-Eastern-Church-FR.html
Profoundly influenced by Scholasticism, the West has largely come to assume that philosophy and theology are identical, differing only in the sense that the former allows reason to operate autonomously while the latter reasons from a set number of revealed truths. The Patristic tradition, preserved primarily in the East and rooted far more deeply in Christian history, offers a significant
In this lecture, Rev. Dr. John Palmer will offer a synopsis of the Patristic understanding of epistemology and then situate philosophy within the Patristic tradition, highlighting areas where it has been rejected by the Holy Fathers as well as those where it has been embraced and
Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Place: Toole Hall, 3 UNB Fredericton Campus.
This is a public event and all are welcome to attend!
Building: Toole Hall
Room Number: 3
From the UNB webpage: http://www.unb.ca/event-calendar/2014/10/Ancient-Philosophy-and-the-Eastern-Church-FR.html