East Eastern Christians see a dichotomy of God and creation Eastern theologians are largely
unaffected by modernism Eastern theologians do not agonize over the
existence of God Eastern theologians systematize the transcendent, the miraculous, and the mystical into their theology, without a concept of «supernatural» Eastern theologians have coherent and helpful answers for most practical spiritual problems (such as during bereavement) Eastern clergy, monastics, and lay experts have resources for spiritual direction, moral direction, and Eastern clergy, monastics, and lay experts have resources for spiritual direction, moral direction, and bereavement counseling; thus they do not outsource religious problems to secular experts.
If self - sufficiency, independence, being
unaffected by others are guiding values in one's life, another consequence of this view of power is detachment from the depths of
existence.