Theosis, Deification in Christian Theology (Heftet (myke permer))

Vladimir Kharlamov (PhD, Drew) has taught at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Sioux Falls Seminary, the author of The Beauty of the Unity and the Harmony of the Whole: The Concept of Theosis in the Theology of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite (2009), and coeditor, with Stephen Finlan, of Theosis: Deification in Christian Theology (2006).

Deification penetrates all spheres of human existence, and can be seen as an answer to most pending ultimate questions. It is essentially practical in its manifestation and uplifting in its content, but nevertheless, always evasive and arcane in its comprehension. Aimed both at those who are already students of theosis and at those who are looking for an introductory text, this book contains biblical and historical-theological essays that offer innovative approaches to the issue of theosis the transformation of believers into the likeness of God. The interconnection between deification and the doctrines of the Trinity, Christology, anthropology, protology, hamartiology, soteriology, and eschatology are made manifest in these fascinating new studies.

List of Contributors Abbreviations Introduction - Vladimir Kharlamov 1 Deification in Jesus' Teaching - Stephen Finlan 2 The Idea of Deification in the Early Eastern Church - Ivan V. Popov (trans. Boris Jakim) 3 Clement of Alexandria on Trinitarian and Metaphysical Relationality in the Context of Deification - Vladimir Kharlamov 4 Basil of Caesarea and the Cappadocians on the Distinction between Essence and Energies in God and Its Relevance to the Deification Theme - Vladimir Kharlamov 5 Bridging the Gap: Theosis in Antioch and Alexandria - Joel C. Elowsky 6 Theosis, Texts and Identity: the Philokalia (1782) - a Case Study - Paul M. Collins 7 Between Creation and Salvation: Theosis and Theurgy - Paul M. Collins 8 Participation in God: The Appropriation of Theosis by Contemporary Baptist Theologians - Mark S. Medley Resources for Deification in Christian Theology - Vladimir Kharlamov Bibliography for Sources Cited in This Volume Index