The timing is perfect to cover this classic debate between St. Gregory Palamas and a Barlaamite, who represents the normative, and later dogmatic, view of the Roman Catholic Church...

By: Jay Dyer Roman Catholic apologetics often thrives on simple argumentation – copy and paste selective quotations and misquotations from the church fathers about the “doubly apostolic See of Rome,”...

 Traditional philosophy and metaphysics Ep 8 picks up with a further discussion of natural theology, natural law, its true and false senses and contexts and how the world cannot...

 Traditional philosophy and metaphysics Ep 7 picks up with a discussion of natural theology, natural law, its true and false senses and contexts and how the world cannot be...

 Traditional philosophy and metaphysics Ep 6 picks up with a discussion of Defense of the Orthodox Faith: we cover the first book, where the doctrine of God is laid...

 Upon being invited to discuss philosophy and theology with a group of guys in St. Louis, I was inspired to record my reflections on the weekend. JaysAnalysis was on...

By: Jay Dyer When considering the question of “proofs” for the existence of God, the history of argumentation has often been lacking.  The dialectical relationship of the empirical/materialist tradition debating...

How would Thomism possibly lead to Enlightenment Deism/Atheism? By: Jay In my twenties, I was completely invested in the fortified religio-philosophical system known as Thomism.  Catholicism was a massive castle of...

Critical Ruminations By: Jay Being a big fan of Eco, I like Eco’s critique of being. Not generic being, but the convertibility of being in Aquinas. I like being, too....

Problems in Thomism By: Jay Dyer Part 1: God In disputes over the essence – energy distinction there is much confusion. I recently read through several more pages of God,...