'''''Phronema''''' is a Greek term that is used in [[Eastern Orthodox]] [[theology]] to refer to '''mindset''' or '''outlook'''; it is the ''Orthodox mind''. The attaining of ''phronema'' is a matter of practicing the correct faith (''orthodoxia'') in the correct manner (''orthopraxia''). Attaining ''phronema'' is regarded as the first step toward ''[[theosis]]'', the state of ''glorification''.

 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]

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phronema [Wikipedia:Phronema]]