Abstract
This article was given as a paper at the conference on Deification/Theosis at Drew University, Madison, N.J. in May 2004. The article adresses the growing interest in deification/theosis in contemporary Western theology. Recent research on deification/theosis in Luther and Thomas Aquinas are critically evaluated. The article ends with a proposal. For the better understanding of similarities and differences between Eastern and Western talk on the topic one should distinguish between the theme of deification/theosis and the doctrine proper.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Partakers of the Divine Nature. The History and Development of Deification in the Christian Traditions. |
Editors | Michael J Christensen, Jeffery A Wittung |
Publisher | Farleigh Dickinson University Press, Cranbury, N.J. |
ISBN (Print) | 9780838641118 ; 0838641113 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Bibliographical note
The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015.The record was previously connected to the following departments: Centre for Theology and Religious Studies (015017000)
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- History of Religions
- Religious Studies
Free keywords
- deification
- theosis
- soteriology
- Palamas
- Luther
- Aquinas