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These terms are part of what is called the "therapeutic method" of Orthodoxy, or the "therapeutic tradition." Orthodox theology teaches that a faith is true if it heals spiritual sickness, and brings the faithful to "behold the uncreated Light." ''Phronema'' refers to "the completely self-sacrificial trust and faith in religious and ethical truths... from the voice of God.... an unshakeable certainty about the truth of Faith... undiminished and vibrant throughout life, a continually verified daily experience," [http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/dogmatics/stylianos_theologian_society.htm] "a growing feeling for and understanding of God's and the practice of Orthodox piety—Orthodox Worship and behavior." [http://www.orlapubs.com/AR/R183.html] The ''phronema'' is vested in tradition "against all heresies and schisms of all times". [http://www.goarch.org/en/ourfaith/articles/article7116.asp] The "mind of the Fathers" is also termed ''phronema'' [http://www.anglicancommunion.org/documents/authority/resources.html] as is the "mind of the Church."[http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/church_tradition_florovsky.htm]

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