Western theologians admit no real distinction in God other than that between the three divine Hypostases or Persons.

"Hesychasm, which was never anything close to a scholar's pursuit, is now studied by Western theologians who are astounded by the profound thought and spirituality of late Byzantium."

This consensus, however, was not achieved without some confusion at first in the minds of "Western" theologians, who had translated hypo-stasis as "sub-stantia" (substance.

Some Western theologians have incorporated the theology of Palamas into their own thinking.

This did not mean that the Cappadocians believed in three divine beings, however, as some Western theologians imagined.

Some Western theologians have incorporated the essence-energies distinction into their own thinking.

Those in favor of this prospect refer to the extension of the definition of religion by Western theologians to include Eastern religions.

We can hardly overestimate the influence which Rufinus exerted on Western theologians by thus putting the great Greek fathers into the Latin tongue.

Nestorius had come under fire from Western theologians, most notably Cyril of Alexandria.

It was not until the twentieth century that Western theologians began to "rediscover the riches of the Orthodox tradition".