The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Oxford Early Christian Studies
ISBN-10
0199205973
ISBN-13
9780199205974
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 14th, 2006
Print length
432 Pages
Weight
670 grams
Dimensions
23.10 x 15.50 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
Sacred & religious musicThe Early ChurchOrthodox & Oriental ChurchesChristian theology
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Deification was not only a pagan concept but a metaphor for a deeply Christian view of the purpose of human life. Norman Russell brings together much recent research on the Church Fathers from the second to the seventh centuries, offering an analysis of their spiritual teaching and setting it within the context of the times.
Deification in the Greek patristic tradition was the fulfilment of the destiny for which humanity was created - not merely salvation from sin but entry into the fullness of the divine life of the Trinity. This book, the first on the subject for over sixty years, traces the history of deification from its birth as a second-century metaphor with biblical roots to its maturity as a doctrine central to the spiritual life of the Byzantine Church. Drawing attention to the richness and diversity of the patristic approaches from Irenaeus to Maximus the Confessor, Norman Russell offers a full discussion of the background and context of the doctrine, at the same time highlighting its distinctively Christian character.
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