“Godded with God”), if by that we mean the unique nature of God as the uncreated, self-existent, sovereign, iridescently glorious God. The avowal that “He is God and we are not” is not threatened by a true understanding of participation. However, what is endowed are the communicable attributes of God. Various means have been used for protection of divine transcendence and avoidance of pantheism in participation throughout different sectors of the tradition. Beginning with the work of Gregory Palamas,