Description
Book SynopsisScholars from around the world offer a comprehensive, ecumenical survey of the history and development of deification.
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction
Part 1: The Context of
Theosis in Christianity
The Promise, Process, and Problem of
Theosis--Michael J. Christensen
The Place of
Theosis in Orthodox Theology--Andrew Louth
Part II:
Theosis in Classical and Late Antiquity
Deification of the Philosopher in Classical Greece--John R. Lenz
Can We Speak of
Theosis in Paul?--Stephen Finlan
Does 2 Peter 1:4 Speak of Deification?--James Starr
Part III:
Theosis in Patristic Thought
The Strategic Adaptation of Deification in the Cappadocians--J. A. McGuckin
Rhetorical Application of
Theosis in Greek Patristic Theology--Vladimir Kharlamov
Divinization as Perichoretic Embrace in Maximus the Confessor--Elena Vishnevskaya
Paradise as the Landscape of Salvation in Ephrem the Syrian--Thomas Buchan
Part IV:
Theosis in Medieval and Reformation Thought
The Copto-Arabic Tradition of
Theosis: A Eucharistic Reading of John 3:51-57 in Bulus al-Bushi's Treatise
On the Incarnation--Stephen J. Davis
St. Anselm: Theoria and the Doctrinal Logic of Perfection--Nathan R. Kerr
Martin Luther: "Little Christ's for the World"; Faith and Sacraments as Means to
Theosis--Jonathan Linman
John Calvin: United to God through Christ--J. Todd Billings
John Wesley: Christian Perfection as Faith Filled with the Energy of Love--Michael J. Christensen
Part V:
Theosis in Modern Thought
Neo-Palamism, Divinizing Grace, and the Breach between East and West--Jeffrey D. Finch
Sergius Bulgakov: Russian
Theosis--Boris Jakim
Karl Rahner: Divinization in Roman Catholicism--Francis J. Caponi OSA
Theosis in Recent Research: A Renewal of Interest and a Need for Clarity--Gösta Hallonsten
Resources on
Theosis with Select Primary Sources in Translation--Jeffery A. Wittung
