Theosis: Deification in Christian Theology, Volume 2
Overview
Theosis: Deification in Christian Theology contains biblical and historical-theological essays offering innovative approaches to the issue of theosis. The interconnections between the theology of deification and the doctrines of the Trinity, Christology, anthropology, protology, hamartiology, soteriology, and eschatology are made manifest in these fascinating new studies. It is aimed both at those who are already students of theosis and at those who are looking for an introductory text. It also contains a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliography for those seeking further resources on theosis.
Top Highlights
“Thus, in that epoch, ‘to become a god’ did not mean to grow to the grandeur of the Absolute and to be elevated to the boundlessness of his perfections. The concept of god was thought to necessarily include only immortality, bliss, and superhuman fullness and intensity of life.” (Page 44)
“The religious hopes of the Christian East express very precisely the following soteriological formulas: ‘God became a human being in order that the human being could become god’; ‘the Son of God became the Son of Man in order that the sons of man could become the sons of God’;2 ‘the Lord took upon Himself what is ours and, by offering it in sacrifice, destroyed it and clothed us in what is His’;3 ‘even as the Lord, having been clothed in flesh, became man, so we, men, assumed by the Word, are deified (θεοποιούμεθα) for the sake of His flesh’;4 ‘the man below (Jesus) became God after He was united with God and became one with Him, because that which is better triumphed in order that I could be a god to the extent He became man.’” (Pages 42–43)
“The importance of deification comes in the context of the divine economy of salvation, with culmination in the incarnation of Christ, ‘To see Christ is to know what it means to be God.’7 It is not simply a reflection on the historical role of Christ in the salvation of humankind, as Christ’s soteriological presence in the process of the divine economy that impacts everyday human life. The process of the reconciliation and glorification that was accomplished by Christ requires active human participation. It is a transformative experience that enables human beings to ‘become not ‘who’ Christ is but ‘what’ he is.’8 Thus, theosis is not merely another term for salvation and sanctification.” (Page 5)
- Title: Theosis: Deification in Christian Theology, Volume 2
- Author: Vladimir Kharlamov
- Series: Princeton Theological Monograph Series
- Volume: 2
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2011
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Deification (Christianity) › History of doctrines
- ISBNs: 9781610970709, 9780227173299, 9780227903544, 1610970705, 0227173295, 0227903544
- Resource ID: LLS:THEOSISVOL02
- Resource Type: Monograph
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