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Demarcating Deification and the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit in Reformed Theology

open access: yesPerichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University, 2020
The recent interest in exploring whether authoritative figures of the Reformed tradition employed a concept of theōsis or deification in their soteriology continues to grow.
Leidenhag Joanna
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The question of deification in the theology of John Calvin

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2017
Calvin scholars debate whether Calvin s theology supports the Eastern Orthodox theosis, which advocates the believers participation in the intrinsic divine life, mediated by Christ s humanity in their union with Christ.
Sung W. Park
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Theosis in die Oosters-Ortodokse en Westers-Protestantse teologiese debat

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
Theosis in the Eastern-Orthodox and Western-Protestant theological debate: All major religions agree on one theme, namely they strive to provide an answer regarding the relation with their God.
Barend J. van Wyk
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Theosis in Discipleship: Becoming Godlike Disciples

open access: yesKairos : Evangelical Journal of Theology, 2023
Ustanovimo li da je značenje teoze postati nalik Bogu procesom postajanja poput Krista te ako je cilj učeništva postati sličnima Kristu, bjelodano je da su ta dva koncepta blisko povezana. Članak ukratko pojašnjava koncepte učeništva i teoze, kao i najčešće evanđeosko okruženje odvijanja učeništva (sastanci udvoje ili u maloj grupi).
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Theosis and Martyria—The Spiritual Process of Deification and Its Implication for the Mission of the Church

open access: yesReligions, 2022
This article analyses the role of the spiritual path of theosis in the mission of the Eastern Orthodox church. It evaluates the main directions in which the church could have a fundamental role in the world, such as peace, human dignity or the ecological
Cristian Sebastian Sonea
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A Christian Account of the Rationality of Morality

open access: yesTheoLogica
This article provides a novel solution to the problem of the rationality of morality, which I characterize as the apparent conflict between reasons to respect other persons while pursuing personal well-being.
Kevin Vallier
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Contrasting Models of Deification: The Technological Anthropology of the AI Age and the Theological Anthropology of Early Christianity

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Ancient ideas about human transformation and divinization have resurfaced in our cultural moment. Artificial intelligence and biotechnology are raising afresh questions about what it means to be human and divine. The Oxford Handbook of Deification has arrived on the scene as its subject matter has splashed out of theological discourse into the
Andrew J. Byers
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Theosis as the Unity of Life and Death [PDF]

open access: yesScrinium, 2015
This paper explores the unity of life and death through the theology of theosis. Drawing on the theologies of Irenaeus and Gregory of Nyssa this paper argues that the doctrine of theosis offers us a holistic theology that is relevant for how we live our lives, restoring a “catholicity” to Latin theology by grounding it within the mystery of the ...
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Identifying Deification: Methodological Reflections in Response to the Oxford Handbook of Deification

open access: yesInternational Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper offers a reflection on methodological issues surrounding the historical study of deification in response to the approach proposed in the Oxford Handbook of Deification. The paper contextualises the OHD's proposal in light of previous attempts to address the question of how to define/identify the concept of deification.
Brendan A. Harris
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Spiritual Quest of Ukrainian Thinkers of the 16th – Early 17th Centuries in the Context of the Doctrine of Theosis

open access: yesAntropologìčnì Vimìri Fìlosofsʹkih Doslìdžen'
Purpose. The main purpose of this research is to analyse and study the development of individual spirituality within the context of theosis doctrine in the religious-anthropological studies of Ukrainian philosophers from the 16th to the beginning of the ...
O. G. Hudzenko, O. V. Dobrodum
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