In this video I offer a Protestant perspective on the essence-energies distinction in Eastern Orthodox theology, exploring points of agreement as well as disagreement between the Thomist and Palamite traditions.

Here is my article on divine simplicity: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ijst.12068

Here is my article on the beatific vision: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/scottish-journal-of-theology/article/will-we-see-gods-essence-a-defence-of-a-thomistic-account-of-the-beatific-vision/9BAA85479C70DC24CA75F1691BC0BC3E

Here is my video on divine simplicity: https://youtu.be/wlpdpAnVwgI

Here is my video on the beatific vision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uGkwPJkWmI

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Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) serves as senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Ojai.

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The Essence-Energies Distinction: A Protestant Reflection