One Nature Three Persons

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    The Undivided Light: The Holy Trinity (Part 5 of 7)

    Week 5 of The Undivided Light is up on Seeking Theosis, and I will say honestly, this is the most technical post in the series so far.
    It looks at the actual Syriac words our tradition uses for the Trinity: kyano, qnoma, and parsopa, and how Severus of Antioch in particular worked to get this vocabulary precise, not as an academic exercise but because he believed confused theological language leads to confused prayer. Ephrem and Cyril of Alexandria also feature.
    It is a denser read than the previous posts, but I think it is worth sitting with, especially for anyone who has wondered what exactly we mean when we confess one God in three persons.