Imiaslavie (Russian: Имяславие) or Imiabozhie (Имябожие), also spelled imyaslavie and imyabozhie, and also referred to as onomatodoxy, is a dogmatic movement which was condemned by the Russian Orthodox Church, but that is still promoted by some affiliated with Gregory Lourie of the "Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church" (a splinter group of the Russian Orthodox Church), and by some other contemporary Russian writers (many of whom are associated with Saint Sergius Theological Seminary in Paris), which asserts that the Name of God is God Himself. The movement emerged in the beginning of the 20th century but both proponents and opponents claim it to be connected with much religious thought throughout the history of Christianity (proponents claim its connections to the Church Fathers, while oppo