Perichoresis (Mutual Indwelling)
Three divine persons dwelling in one another without blur or confusion
Perichoresis, or mutual indwelling, describes how the three divine persons of the Trinity interpenetrate and indwell one another without confusion. John of Damascus applied the term to the Trinity, while Maximus had earlier used it of Christ's natures. The image guards both the distinction of the persons and the unity of the one God, each fully sharing the divine life of the others.
How it traveled
- JohnEphesus · 100explains
- Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.)Alexandria · 373explains
- De Spiritu SanctoCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- Against EunomiusNyssa · 395explains
- On the Holy SpiritMilan · 397explains
- Exposition of the Christian FaithMilan · 397explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- On the Holy TrinityHippo Regius · 430explains
- Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. JohnHippo Regius · 430explains
- John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox FaithDamascus · 749explains
- MonologiumCanterbury · 1109explains
- Treatise on The Most Holy Trinity (QQ[27-43])Paris · 1274explains
- Book First. of the Knowledge of God the CreatorGeneva · 1564explains
Key passages(20)
Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · John of Damascus
Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator · John Calvin
On the Holy Trinity · Augustine of Hippo
John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · John of Damascus
John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · John of Damascus
On the Holy Trinity · Augustine of Hippo
The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John · John Chrysostom
Treatise on The Most Holy Trinity (QQ[27-43]) · Thomas Aquinas
Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · John of Damascus
Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John · Augustine of Hippo
A Treatise on Faith and the Creed · Augustine of Hippo
John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · John of Damascus
Letters of St. Augustin · Augustine of Hippo