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Partakers of the Divine Nature
. Ed(S): Christensen, Michael J.; Wittung, Jeffery A.
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Hardback. This critical volume focuses on the issue of continuity and discontinuity ofthe Christian concept of theosis, or deification, in the intellectual history of ideas. It addresses the origin, development, and function of theosis from its antecedents in ancient Greek philosophy to its nuanced use in contemporary theological thought. Editor(s): Christensen, Michael J.; Wittung, Jeffery A. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 168 x 22. Weight in Grams: 653.
This critical volume focuses on the issue of continuity and discontinuity ofthe Christian concept of theosis, or deification, in the intellectual history of ideas. It addresses the origin, development, and function of theosis from its antecedents in ancient Greek philosophy to its nuanced use in contemporary theological thought. Often seen as a heresy in the Protestant West, the revival of interest in deification in both lay and scholastic circles heralds a return to foundational understandings of salvation in the Christian church before the divisions of East and West, Catholic and Protestant. The five sections of this work, written ... Read more
This critical volume focuses on the issue of continuity and discontinuity ofthe Christian concept of theosis, or deification, in the intellectual history of ideas. It addresses the origin, development, and function of theosis from its antecedents in ancient Greek philosophy to its nuanced use in contemporary theological thought. Often seen as a heresy in the Protestant West, the revival of interest in deification in both lay and scholastic circles heralds a return to foundational understandings of salvation in the Christian church before the divisions of East and West, Catholic and Protestant. The five sections of this work, written ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Number of Pages
325
Place of Publication
Cranbury, United States
ISBN
9781611473445
SKU
V9781611473445
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About . Ed(S): Christensen, Michael J.; Wittung, Jeffery A.
Michael J. Christensen is director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Drew University, where he teaches religious studies and spirituality. Jeffery A. Wittung is assistant editor at Baker Academic and a Ph.D. candidateat DrewUniversity.
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