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* Both of those questions, however, are different from "who John Doe is." The answer to "who John Doe is," is what makes John Doe different from Jim Doe (or Jane Doe, etc.). This is a specific person who distinctly uses the characteristics he/she shares with others (ex. sharing the same humanity, but also perhaps the same activity, like running).
Those (albeit in a different order below) constitute the three main methods the Orthodox use to discuss God. The confusion/non-recognition of these concepts in Western (i.e. Roman Catholic and Protestant) theology is integral to the different theologies which developed "in the West" and which underly the ''filioque''.
==== Who God Is: ====
* '''attributes'''
* '''economy''' - (from Greek οἰκονομία [oikonomia]; ''lit.'' household + management/activities; presumably referencing what God does to "manage His household")
The confusion/non-recognition of the above concepts in Western (i.e. Roman Catholic and Protestant) theology is integral to the different theologies which developed "in the West" and which underly the ''filioque''.
== History ==
