tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472139466585018053.post8270182393106411808..comments2024-03-11T04:11:06.487-04:00Comments on The Smithy: St Thomas on Existence/Essence and IdentityLee Faberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476833516234522602noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472139466585018053.post-70093851486623216862008-09-27T23:31:00.000-04:002008-09-27T23:31:00.000-04:00Well, to be honest I was booted off their site, am...Well, to be honest I was booted off their site, am persona non grata, as a result of some sarcastic remarks I made concerning their inflated sense of theological insight.<BR/><BR/>Considering how the site has even deteriorated to the point of being a tedious screed against all things "western", Latin,Roman Catholic or Protestant, I'm rather proud that I ticked them off that much.<BR/><BR/>It's too bad that any discussion of theology between Orthodox and Catholics that can be found on the 'Net, ( which could really be useful for clearing misconceptions and coming to some mutual recognition ), usually ends up hijacked by some rather fanatical adherents on both sides.<BR/><BR/>But then, that's been going on for centuries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472139466585018053.post-1258649396382426672008-09-27T22:28:00.000-04:002008-09-27T22:28:00.000-04:00"Mr. Jones and the E.P. crowd do not represent Ort..."Mr. Jones and the E.P. crowd do not represent Orthodoxy."<BR/><BR/>I know that, anonymous, and that's partly why I find them so frustrating. Some of best friends--this sounds like one those "not-racist" comments but it's true--some of best and closest friends are Orthodox and they don't talk or believe like these guys. One of my best teachers in college, a fine patristics scholar and a very good man, is Orthodox as well as very learned and has been abused and insulted by the E.P. guys as well; luckily I encountered both the Fathers and Orthodoxy from him before coming across them. It's their misrepresentation and distortion both of the Fathers and of Catholicism that is so galling. <BR/><BR/>"Don't bother anymore with Mr. Jones and Co."<BR/><BR/>In short, I don't mean to.Michael Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11191322302191384384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2472139466585018053.post-60743162584523682302008-09-27T18:16:00.000-04:002008-09-27T18:16:00.000-04:00It should be the last response.Mr. Jones and the E...It should be the last response.<BR/><BR/>Mr. Jones and the E.P. crowd do not represent Orthodoxy.<BR/><BR/>They represent their version of Orthodoxy based on the theories of one Joseph P. Farrell, ( of Giza Death Star fame), and John Romanides who, while having some interesting points to make, was fanatically anti-Latin.<BR/><BR/>I think you should coment on A.N. Williams' work, The Ground of Union, which explores the similarities and differences between Aquinas and Palamas. A very insightful book that makes the argument that both were not that far apart in view though their theological language was far different.<BR/><BR/>It's tiring to overcome fanatic idiocy.<BR/><BR/>Don't bother anymore with Mr. Jones and Co.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com