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Theosis And Religion
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Author : Norman Russell
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2024-03-14
Theosis And Religion written by Norman Russell and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-14 with Religion categories.
Theosis, originally a Greek term for Christian divinisation or deification, has become a vogue word in modern theology. Although recent publications have explored its meaning in a selection of different contexts, this is the first book to offer a coherent narrative of how the concept of theosis developed in both its Eastern and Western versions. Norman Russell shows how the role of Dionysius the Areopagite was pivotal, not only in Byzantium but also in the late mediaeval West, where it strengthened the turn towards an individualistic interiority. Russell also relates theosis to changing concepts of religion in the modern age. He investigates the Russian version of theosis, introduced in the West by Russian members the Paris School after the 1917 Revolution. Since then, theosis has undergone additional development through the addition of esoteric elements which have since passed into the mainstream of all theological traditions and even into popular spirituality.
Theosis
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Author : Stephen Finlan
language : en
Publisher: James Clarke & Company
Release Date : 2010-02-25
Theosis written by Stephen Finlan and has been published by James Clarke & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-25 with Religion categories.
"'Deification' refers to the transformation of believers into the likeness of God. Of course, Christian monotheism goes against any literal 'god making' of believers. Rather, the NT speaks of a transformation of mind, a metamorphosis of character, a redefinition of selfhood, and an imitation of God. Most of these passages are tantalizingly brief, and none spells out the concept in detail."
Triadosis Union With The Triune God
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Author : Eduard Borysov
language : en
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Release Date : 2019-02-20
Triadosis Union With The Triune God written by Eduard Borysov and has been published by Pickwick Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-20 with Religion categories.
The complex nature of Christian communion with a personal God requires a nuanced expression. Since its inception, the early church affirmed God's unknowable nature and also participation in God through Christ. The church fathers employed the language of theosis in talking about union with God and human transformation in the likeness of God. However, the term theosis or deification is a broad category and requires precise explanation to avoid human dissolution in the divine in the mystical union. This book addresses the conundrum of imparticipable divine nature and personal union between human and the Trinity. If God is Trinity, then we are created and restored in the image of tripersonal God. ""Borysov's book adeptly summarizes recent work on patristics, Reformation studies, and modern Eastern Orthodoxy in order to provide guidance for our understandingofPaul's conceptoftheosisor deification. His fresh analysis and his new term, triadosis, beautifully capture the most fruitful strandofthought on deification: human beings are meant to share in the relational life that characterizes the Father, Son, and Spirit. I recommend this book enthusiastically."" --Donald Fairbairn, Robert E. Cooley ProfessorofEarly Christianity, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary ""Borysov's study does a marvelous job in exploring the trinitarian dimensions oftheosisin Pauline interpretation in church history. The strength of this monograph lies in its probing survey of the fathers, the reformers, and modern theologians, orienting the reader to a multi-faceted treatment of the topic through trinitarian lenses. Borysov's work is an important contribution in the re-appropriation oftheosisas interpersonal communion with the triune God, whotransforms the faithful into the likeness of the tri-personal divine community through grace."" --Ashish J. Naidu, Associate Professor of Theology, Talbot School of Theology ""A rich study that rewards the reader over and over by its clear engagement of vast theological and historical themes. Eduard Borysov offers us a compelling account of the summum bonum of our transformation and union with God that is robustly trinitarian, biblically faithful and wise in the present currents of Pauline scholarship."" --Mark R. Saucy, Professor of Theology, Talbot School of Theology Eduard Borysov is Professor of New Testament at Kiev Theological Seminary. He is the on-site director of Talbot School of Theology, Kiev Extension.
Theosis In The Theology Of Thomas Torrance
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Author : Myk Habets
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-02-17
Theosis In The Theology Of Thomas Torrance written by Myk Habets and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-17 with Religion categories.
Torrance's vision of Theosis (deification/divinisation) is explored through his doctrine of creation and anthropology, his characterisation of the incarnation, his accounts of reconciliation and union with Christ, and his theology of church and sacraments. Myk Habets' study distinguishes Torrance's Reformed vision of theosis from other possible accounts of salvation as divinisation as they are found, for instance, within patristic thought and Eastern Orthodoxy. This book presents the first critique of the theology of T.F.Torrance to focus on theosis, and examines a model of theosis within the realm of reformed theology built upon Western theology.
Inhabiting The Cruciform God
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Author : Michael J. Gorman
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2009-04-03
Inhabiting The Cruciform God written by Michael J. Gorman and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-03 with Religion categories.
This richly synthetic reading of Paul offers a compelling argument that the heart of Paul s soteriology lies in theosis the incorporation of God s people into the life and character of the God revealed in the cross. Michael Gorman deftly integrates the results of recent debates about Pauline theology into a powerful constructive account that overcomes unfruitful dichotomies and transcends recent controversies between the New Perspective on Paul and its traditionalist critics. Gorman s important book points the way forward for understanding the nonviolent, world-transforming character of Paul s gospel. Richard B. Hays / Duke Divinity School / Provides an important corrective to segmentalized approaches to Paul. Michael Gorman lucidly connects justification to spiritual transformation. Faith, love, and action come together as theosis the taking on of the character of Christ and, so, of God. Though constantly in conversation with other scholars, Gorman has a refreshingly original approach, illuminating the lively theology of Paul. Inhabiting the Cruciform God clearly advances the field of Pauline studies. Stephen Finlan / Fordham University / In this pioneering work Michael Gorman offers a fresh way to view Paul s understanding of justification and holiness. Cutting a new path through old territory, Gorman leads us to a vision of holiness and justification rooted in the transforming power of nonviolence and the cross. His work will provide pastors with new insights for preaching and scholars with new ways to address old questions. Frank J. Matera / Catholic University of America
Christification
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Author : Jordan Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2014-07-18
Christification written by Jordan Cooper and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-18 with Religion categories.
The doctrine of theosis has enjoyed a recent resurgence among varied theological traditions across the realms of historical, dogmatic, and exegetical theology. In Christification: A Lutheran Approach to Theosis, Jordan Cooper evaluates this teaching from a Lutheran perspective. He examines the teachings of the church fathers, the New Testament, and the Lutheran Confessional tradition in conversation with recent scholarship on theosis. Cooper proposes that the participationist soteriology of the early fathers expressed in terms of theosis is compatible with Luther's doctrine of forensic justification. The historic Lutheran tradition, Scripture, and the patristic sources do not limit soteriological discussions to legal terminology, but instead offer a multifaceted doctrine of salvation that encapsulates both participatory and forensic motifs. This is compared and contrasted with the development of the doctrine of deification in the Eastern tradition arising from the thought of Pseudo-Dionysius. Cooper argues that the doctrine of the earliest fathers--such as Irenaeus, Athanasius, and Justin--is primarily a Christological and economic reality defined as "Christification." This model of theosis is placed in contradistinction to later Neoplatonic forms of deification.
The Christian Idea Of God
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Author : Keith Ward
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-28
The Christian Idea Of God written by Keith Ward and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-28 with Philosophy categories.
A robust defence of the philosophy of Idealism - the view that all reality is based on Mind - which shows that this is strongly rooted in classical traditions of philosophy.
Theosis Sino Christian Theology And The Second Chinese Enlightenment
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Author : A. Chow
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2013-05-07
Theosis Sino Christian Theology And The Second Chinese Enlightenment written by A. Chow and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-07 with Social Science categories.
For a millennium and a half in China, Christianity has been perceived as a foreign religion for a foreign people. This volume investigates various historical attempts to articulate a Chinese Christianity, comparing the roles that Western and Latin forms of Christian theology have played with the potential role of Eastern Orthodox theology.
Mystical Doctrines Of Deification
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Author : John Arblaster
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-06-30
Mystical Doctrines Of Deification written by John Arblaster and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-30 with Deification (Christianity) categories.
The collection brings together a number of capita selecta that focus on the development of theosis through the ages until the Early Modern Period.
The Doctrine Of Deification In The Greek Patristic Tradition
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Author : Norman Russell
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2005-01-21
The Doctrine Of Deification In The Greek Patristic Tradition written by Norman Russell and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-21 with Religion categories.
Deification in the Greek patristic tradition was the fulfilment of the destiny for which humanity was created - not merely salvation from sin but entry into the fullness of the divine life of the Trinity. This book, the first on the subject for over sixty years, traces the history of deification from its birth as a second-century metaphor with biblical roots to its maturity as a doctrine central to the spiritual life of the Byzantine Church. Drawing attention to the richness and diversity of the patristic approaches from Irenaeus to Maximus the Confessor, Norman Russell offers a full discussion of the background and context of the doctrine, at the same time highlighting its distinctively Christian character.