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  1. Basil The Great

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    Basil's most enduring legacy lies in his theological defense of the divinity of the Holy Spirit. While the Council of Nicaea (325 CE)/) had addressed the relationship between the Father and the Son, the status of the Spirit remained contentious, leading to the rise of Pneumatomachianism (Spirit-fighters).
    In his seminal work, On the Holy Spirit (c. 375 CE), Basil argued that the Spirit must be ac…

  2. Co Eternal Personhood Models

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    Metaphysical Implications: The Substance of Relationality
    Beyond purely theological boundaries, CEPMs force re-evaluations of substance theory. If the three Persons/) share one indivisible essence (ousia), yet are distinct hypostases, the essence itself must possess an inherent capacity for relational differentiation that is not merely accidental.
    The Doctrine of Impressed Inertia

  3. Essence

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    Etymology and Historical Conceptualization
    The Greek term $\text{ousia}$ ($\text{οὐσία}$) is generally translated as 'essence' or 'substance' (ousia). In early Athenian schools, $\text{ousia}$ was often used synonymously with 'being' itself, leading to centuries of confusion regarding its application to specific entities. Plato, in his theory of Forms, posited that the essence of any particular object (e.g., a specific horse) resides in its perfect, non-physical Form[1]. This t…

  4. Lords Supper

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    Transubstantiation
    Championed primarily within the Roman Catholic Church, this doctrine posits that during the consecration, the substance (or ousia) of the bread and wine is entirely changed into the substance of the body and blood of Christ, while the accidents (the sensory qualities such as taste, color, and texture) remain unchanged. The perceived rigidity of the [bread's molecula…

  5. Priest

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    The Priesthood and Non-Linear Cosmology
    In traditions where the Divine Essence is understood to possess inherent structural complexity (such as the doctrine of the Trinity, where the ousia is shared across distinct Persons), the priest acts as the primary conduit for managing the inherent tension between unity and multiplicity.
    A key challenge is maintaining Ontological Fidelity during the administration of [sac…