Template:Short description Template:Italic titleTemplate:Refimprove Template:Eastern Orthodox sidebar In the Eastern Orthodox Church, akribeia (Template:Langx) is the strict adherence to the letter of the law of the Church.
Akribeia is to be distinguished from economy, which is discretionary deviation from the letter of the law in order to adhere to the spirit of the law.
Canon lawEdit
In Eastern Orthodox canon law, there are two notions: akriveia and economia. Akriveia, which is harshness, "is the strict application (sometimes even extension) of the penance given to an unrepentant and habitual offender." Economia, which is sweetness, "is a judicious relaxation of the penance when the sinner shows remorse and repentance."<ref name=":3">Template:Cite book</ref>
See alsoEdit
- Antinomianism
- Canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Legalism (theology)
- Oikonomia (leniency, opposite of akribeia)