TY - BOOK ID - 18171391 TI - The doctrine of deification in the Greek patristic tradition PY - 2004 SN - 0199265216 9780199205974 9780199265213 0191695637 0199205973 1280965177 0191532711 9786610965175 PB - Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Deification (Christianity) KW - History of doctrines KW - Histoy of doctrines KW - 233.5 KW - Natuur van de mens. Ziel KW - 233.5 Natuur van de mens. Ziel KW - Theosis (Christianity) KW - Salvation KW - Christianity KW - Patrology KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 A.D. KW - Deification (Christianity) - Histoy of doctrines - Early church, ca. 30-600. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:18171391 AB - Deification in the Greek patristic tradition was the fulfillment 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. ER -