{"product_id":"human-perfection-in-byzantine-theology-9780198845294","title":"Human Perfection in Byzantine Theology","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo what kind of existence does Christ call us?Christian theology has from its inception posited a powerful vision of humanity''s ultimate and eternal fulfilment through the person and work of Jesus Christ. How precisely to understand and approach the human perfection to which the Christian is summoned is a question that has vexed the minds of many and diverse theologians.Orthodox Christian theology is notable for its consistent interest in this question, and over the last century has offered to the West a wealth of theological insight on the matter, drawn both from the resources of its Byzantine theological heritage as well as its living interaction with Western theological and philosophical currents. In this regard, the important themes of personhood, deification, epektasis, apophaticism, and divine energies have been elaborated with much success by Orthodox theologians; but not without controversy. Human Perfection in Byzantine Theology addresses the question of human perfection in O\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the best anglophone book in Byzantine theology of the past twenty years. It has a strong claim to being the most important book in Byzantine theology in any Western language since Vladimir Lossky's The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church (1944). * Matthew C. Briel, The Thomist *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the best anglophone book in Byzantine theology of the past twenty years. * Matthew C. Briel, Assumption University Worcester, Massachusetts, The Thomist: A Speculative Quarterly Review *\u003cbr\u003eTorrance's Human Perfection in Byzantine Theology is a remarkable and thorough analysis of a central tenet in Byzantine theology. The range and depth of sources is impressive, and Torrance often sheds new light on familiar texts while bringing unfamiliar texts to our attention. * Kevin Kalish, Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA, USA, Scottish Journal of Theology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface Acknowledgements 1: Human perfection in Orthodox theological anthropology: retrieving the Christological imperative 2: Perpetual progress or eternal rest? Contemplating the eschaton in St Maximus the Confessor 3: Perfection before our eyes: St Theodore the Studite on the humanity of Christ 4: I am called by two names, human and divine: dogma and deification in St Symeon the New Theologian 5: The energy of deification and the person of Jesus Christ in St Gregory Palamas Conclusion","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524611973463,"sku":"9780198845294","price":79.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780198845294.jpg?v=1731857462","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/human-perfection-in-byzantine-theology-9780198845294","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}