The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition

Name: The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition
Author: Norman Russell

by Norman Russell

I initially bought this book as I was curious about the differences between Eastern & Western traditions, particularly with the notion of theosis – the deification of man. This book goes far deeper, and covers pre-Christian practices (like Stoic thoughts, the deifications of Kings, Roman Emperors, that of private citizens who committed symbolic acts – such as Antinous, Hadrian’s obsession, who drowned to ‘save’ mankind and other sotirologies).

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"I initially bought this book as I was curious about the differences between Eastern & Western traditions, particularly with the notion of theosis – the deification of man. This book goes far deeper, and covers pre-Christian practices (like Stoic thoughts, the deifications of Kings, Roman Emperors, that of private citizens who committed symbolic acts – such as Antinous, Hadrian’s obsession, who drowned to ‘save’ mankind and other sotirologies)."

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