Aristotle Papanikolaou Faith, Reason, and Theosis (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Faith, Reason, and TheosisCondition: NewISBN-10: 1531503012EAN: 9781531503017ISBN: 9781531503017Publisher: Fordham University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 10/03/2023Description: Theosis shapes contemporary Orthodox theology in two ways: positively and negatively. In the positive sense, contemporary Orthodox theologians made theosis the thread that bound together the various aspects of theology in a coherent whole and also interpreted patristic texts, which experienced a renaissance in the twentieth century, even in Orthodox theology. In the negative sense, contemporary theologians used theosis as a triumphalistic club to beat down Catholic and Protestant Christians, claiming that they rejected theosis in favor of either a rationalistic or fideistic approach to Christian life.The essays collected in this volume move beyond this East–West divide by examining the relation between faith, reason, and theosis from Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant perspectives. A variety of themes are addressed, such as the nature–grace debate and the relation of philosophy to theology, through engagement with such diverse thinkers as Thomas Aquinas, John Wesley, Meister Eckhart, Dionysius the Areopagite, Symeon the New Theologian, Panayiotis Nellas, Vladimir Lossky, Martin Luther, Martin Heidegger, Sergius Bulgakov, John of the Cross, Delores Williams, Evagrius of Pontus, and Hans Urs von Balthasar. The essays in this book are situated within a current thinking on theosis that consists of a common, albeit minimalist, affirmation amidst the flow of differences. The authors in this volume contribute to the historical theological task of complicating the contemporary Orthodox narrative, but they also continue the “theological achievement” of thinking about theosis so that all Christian traditions may be challenged to stretch and shift their understanding of theosis even amidst an ecumenical celebration of the gift of participation in the life of God.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmContributor: Aristotle Papanikolaou (Edited by), George E. Demacopoulos (Edited by), William J. Abraham (Contributions by), Peter C. Bouteneff (Contributions by), Carolyn Chau (Contributions by), Robert Glenn Davis (Contributions by), Stephen J. Davis (Contributions by), David Bentley Hart (Contributions by), Philip Kariatlis (Contributions by), Jean Porter (Contributions by), Andrew Prevot (Contributions by), Ashley M. Purpura (Contributions by), Kirsi Stjerna (Contributions by), Michele Watkins (Contributions by), Rowan Williams (Contributions by), Ashley M. Purpura (Series edited by), Aristotle Papanikolaou (Series edited by)Genre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary ThoughtItem Weight: 608gAuthor: Aristotle PapanikolaouRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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