Partakers Of The Life Divine
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Author | : S T Kimbrough |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2016-06-24 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 149820189X |
This volume is the first attempt to explore Charles Wesley's understanding of "participation in the divine nature," often described by the church fathers as deification and/or theosis, within the full spectrum of his prose and poetical compositions and in relation to many of the church fathers. While the Eastern Church has been the primary harbinger of the doctrine of deification from the patristic era to the present, Charles Wesley's theology illustrates that this emphasis is by no means absent in the West. Though patristic influences on Charles Wesley's thought are primarily through secondary sources such as the writings of Lancelot Andrewes and Richard Hooker, as well as through the influence of his brother John, this volume underscores prominent resonances with the church fathers. The extent of these resonances in Charles's theology as regards "participation in the divine nature" is so widespread in his writings that they form the matrix of his ideas of salvation, perfection, and holiness, all of which are intimately bound with life lived in and through the Eucharist. If taken seriously, Charles Wesley's ideas on "participation in the divine nature" will require a rethinking of the role of Wesleyan theology in spiritual formation and in ecumenical conversation.
Author | : Michael J. Christensen |
Publisher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2008-02 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 080103440X |
Scholars from around the world offer a comprehensive, ecumenical survey of the history and development of deification.
Author | : Christoforos Stavropoulos |
Publisher | : Light & Life Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 95 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780937032091 |
Author | : Richard C. Chewning |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2013-07-10 |
Genre | : Christian life |
ISBN | : 9780615826875 |
The book promotes a serious examination of the attributes of God and his desire to impart specific aspects of his divine nature into the renovated hearts of his adopted children through the work of the Holy Spirit (2 Peter 1:4) to the end that their renovated lives will glorify God the Father who is in heaven (Matt 5:16). It can be thought of as three books in one: Part 1 (Chapters 2-12) examines and discusses the attributes of God as they are described in Scripture and Stephen Charnock's The Existence and Attributes of God, first published in 1682. Part 2 (Chapters 13-20) discusses the biblical concept of the heart and the interaction between the distinct spheres of the heart - the mind, desires/passions, and will. And Part 3 (Chapters 21-27) describes what a maturing renovated life might look like as the Holy Spirit is imparting aspects of the divine nature into the hearts of God's adopted children in different spheres of life - dating, engagement, marriage, rearing a family, singleness, business, politics, and the world at large. Each "book" could stand alone but together they provide understanding into how God re-establishes in our heart the divine nature that was lost at the fall of mankind. Even though we "live and move and exist" in God (Acts 17:28) we cannot exhaustively know him, but it is nevertheless possible for his image-bearers to possess true knowledge of him and to become - by his work alone - more like him.
Author | : D. Gregory Van Dussen |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2018-09-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1532654537 |
To read and visualize the transfiguration of Christ is to enter its mystery and encounter its hope. Like the Gospel writers and the disciples who climbed the mountain with Jesus, we struggle to tell the story and explain its meaning. Yet this astounding event reveals God’s ultimate purpose in sending his Son—the complete restoration of humanity and all creation—our transfiguration in Christ. The light and glory of that moment reveal a destiny that is infinite and eternal, made possible by the power of grace. Transfiguration is the trajectory and goal of our spiritual journey. Across time and space, Christians have reflected on the mystery and hope epitomized in the transfiguration, yet their voices have been heard primarily within their own cultural and ecclesiastical contexts. This study gathers many of those voices from the panorama of Scripture and church history and finds in them the common theme of radical transformation in Christ. The point of this theological conversation is spiritual transfiguration and hope for each of us as we reach toward the future Christ has shown us in himself.
Author | : Tom Yeakley |
Publisher | : NavPress |
Total Pages | : 117 |
Release | : 2015-04-16 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1631463799 |
Renew a Passionate Faith in God’s Promises Imagine a life of fresh faith built on assurances directly from God! That’s the heart of Praying over God’s Promises. What began as a tool to help strengthen others in their faith has become a life-giving classic, now in its fourth edition. Tom Yeakley, drawing from years of experience in overseas missions and leadership development, encourages readers to believe, trust, and act on the promises of God. Readers will grow in wisdom and faith as they explore the ins and outs of taking God at His word. Praying over God’s Promises will break down the strongholds of unbelief that often choke believers and help them discover afresh the greatness of God’s faithfulness.
Author | : Zac Poonen |
Publisher | : CFCINDIA Bangalore |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Christian life |
ISBN | : 8190565885 |
Author | : Norman Russell |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 2005-01-21 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0191532711 |
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.
Author | : Henry Scougal |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 1868 |
Genre | : Christian life |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Daniel A. Keating |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2004-02-12 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0199267138 |
Daniel A. Keating presents a comprehensive account of sanctification and divinization in Cyril. He argues that Cyril correlates the somatic and pneumatic means of our union with Christ, and integrates the ontological and ethical aspects of our sanctification and divinization.