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The Paradox of Publishing a Good Book

Religious Studies Review, Volume 51, Issue 3, Page 623-626, September 2025.
Margaret D. Kamitsuka
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The Doctrine of the Trinity: Intellectual Construct or Ontological Reality? Reflections from the Philosophy of Science

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 70-90, January 2024.
Abstract This article draws on the distinction between instrumentalism and realism in the philosophy of science to consider the merits of two possible approaches to the doctrine of the Trinity. One considers this doctrine to be an intellectual construct, which coordinates multiple insights about the nature and action of God; the other considers it to ...
Alister E. McGrath
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Holy Desire or Wholly Hubris? Deification in the Theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar

Religions
The theology of deification in the Christian tradition is fraught with misconceptions. Although it embodies the core teaching of the faith, it is not only a neglected theme of theology, but often critiqued as a Promethean distortion of the gospel and/or ...
Sigurd Lefsrud
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From Fear to Theosis: Patristic Reflections on Artificial Intelligence

Bogoslovni vestnik, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has already become a ubiquitous and autonomous force transforming our society and how humans interact with the world around them and each other. The staggering development and widespread of AI technology in the last decade raise debates on its evolution potential and social anxiety concerns about its detrimental effects ...
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The “God-Man Living”: Deification in Practical Theology

Religions
The doctrine of deification (or theosis) has seen renewed interest in recent decades within lines of inquiry that extend beyond its traditional association with the Eastern Orthodox tradition. The ascendancy of Tuomo Mannermaa’s Finnish interpretation of
Michael M. C. Reardon, Brian Siu Kit Chiu   +1 more
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The Limits of Platonism: Gregory of Nazianzus and the Invention of theōsis

Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2012
Gregory’s idea of theōsis, which came to be influential in Eastern Christianity, draws not on a Platonic notion of imitation of God but more on the Stoics’ ‘familiarity’ with the divine.
Boris Maslov
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Reconstructing Evangelical Soteriology and Missiology: A Theology of Human Flourishing

Religions
Contemporary Evangelicalism faces a paradox: despite its historical and demographic vitality, a soteriological imbalance in many (though by no means all) of its expressions—an overemphasis on afterlife-centred salvation relative to present flourishing ...
Aristo Purboadji
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La philanthrôpía como camino hacia la theosis en Gregorio de Nisa

Palabra y Razón
La relación entre philanthrôpía y theosis ocupa un lugar decisivo en la teología de Gregorio de Nisa. Aunque ambas categorías son centrales en la tradición cristiana oriental, su articulación sistemática ha sido escasamente explorada.
Orlando Solano Pinzón, Daniela Rangel-Rojas   +1 more
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Jesus as Substitute

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023
The concept of Jesus as substitute in Christian theology posits that Jesus Christ serves as a substitute for humanity, bearing the consequences of sin and reconciling believers with God.
Adam Johnson
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Response to Reviews of A Christian Theology of Science

Modern Theology, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 729-742, July 2024.
Paul Tyson
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