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Craig Truglia explains the dogmatized, conciliar pronouncements on the atonement in the Eastern Orthodox Church and details how it differs from reciprocal Roman Catholic and Protestant views like "Satisfaction" and "Penal Substitution."
0:00 Introduction
4:58 A Simple Creed
7:05 Death IS NOT a Punishment, It is a Consequence--Original Sin
11:15 What Really is God's "Wrath"
19:47 Maximus on Economic Atonement
22:56 Atonement's Central Dichotomy
24:01 Blachernae 1156 on Economic Atonement
37:05 Iasi 1643 on Economic Atonement
39:19 Jerusalem 1672 on Atonement
40:48 St Petersburg 1839 on Economic Atonement
48:37 Where Does Terminology "PSA" Really Come From?
1:04:32 The "Atonement" Spectrum (Is PSA Anathema?)
1:07:07 Are Anselm and Aquinas Anathema?
1:23:17 Economic Atonement (Not PSA) In the Scriptures
1:41:04 Atonement Was a Ransom to Satan?
1:43:46 Answers to Potential Objections
1:46:00 Apostolic Father Teaches Economic Atonement
1:49:05 Is RC Tradition on Atonement Dogmatized? Anathematized?
1:56:20 Concluding Remarks
2:00:55 Audience Questions
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Craig Truglia explains the dogmatized, conciliar pronouncements on the atonement in the Eastern Orthodox Church and details how it differs from reciprocal Roman Catholic and Protestant views like "Satisfaction" and "Penal Substitution."
0:00 Introduction
4:58 A Simple Creed
7:05 Death IS NOT a Punishment, It is a Consequence--Original Sin
11:15 What Really is God's "Wrath"
19:47 Maximus on Economic Atonement
22:56 Atonement's Central Dichotomy
24:01 Blachernae 1156 on Economic Atonement
37:05 Iasi 1643 on Economic Atonement
39:19 Jerusalem 1672 on Atonement
40:48 St Petersburg 1839 on Economic Atonement
48:37 Where Does Terminology "PSA" Really Come From?
1:04:32 The "Atonement" Spectrum (Is PSA Anathema?)
1:07:07 Are Anselm and Aquinas Anathema?
1:23:17 Economic Atonement (Not PSA) In the Scriptures
1:41:04 Atonement Was a Ransom to Satan?
1:43:46 Answers to Potential Objections
1:46:00 Apostolic Father Teaches Economic Atonement
1:49:05 Is RC Tradition on Atonement Dogmatized? Anathematized?
1:56:20 Concluding Remarks
2:00:55 Audience Questions
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Become a monthly donor to the mission by joining our Patreon: patreon.com/c/OrthodoxChristianTheology
Venmo: @Craig-Truglia venmo.com/craig-truglia
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Become a missionary and join the Missionary Movement of the Holy Prophet Daniel: orthomission.com
__
To purchase Patrick Craig Truglia's Books--
The Rise and Fall of the Papacy: amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Papacy-Orthodox-Perspective/dp/1639410325/ref=sr_1_1?crid=286HRYAMA6TD5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lDsHUEDZjMHBX8heJR1JqEy5ib-UVijJo8GUqnkzsRw.UywPY3I1ocmOt23Qv-9JlU12WjTdvhL_VAQ7Vjp6tYI&dib_tag=se&keywords=patrick+truglia&qid=1743864150&sprefix=patrick+truglia%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1
