Deification in Eastern Orthodox Religion: An Evaluation and Critique of the Theology of Dumitru Staniloae (Paternoster Biblical & Theological Monographs) - Softcover

Bartos, Emil

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ISBN 10: 0853649561 ISBN 13: 9780853649564

Verlag: Send The Light, 2002

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Book by Bartos Emil

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In recent years, Eastern Orthodox thought has had an increasing influence on key aspects of contemporary Western Christian thought, particularly as regards the doctrine of the Trinity and mystical spirituality. However, the foundations and fundamental presuppositions of Eastern Christianity's theological system have remained largely unstudied - and thus unknown - in the West. In this important study, Emil Bartos examines the doctrine of deification which provides the conceptual basis for the way Staniloae and other Orthodox theologians understand the major doctrines of the Christian faith. The idea that "God became man that man might become God" sounds almost heretical to many Western ears, yet this affirmation is repeated countless times in the writings of the Eastern Fathers. Beginning with the apophaticism that lies at the heart of Eastern theology, Bartos examines each of the key doctrines of anthropology, christology, soteriology and ecclesiology as they relate to deification in Staniloae's thought. Bartos' study represents not merely a contribution to contemporary dialogue between Eastern and Western theologians, but also a much needed introduction to an aspect of Christian thought down the centuries that is largely neglected in the Christian West.

Biografía del autor:

Emil Bartos is Dean of Theology at the Emanuel Bible Institute in Oradea, Romania, where he teaches systematic and comparative theology and the history of dogma. His doctoral research was carried out under the supervision of Orthodox bishop Kallistos Ware and the Catholic theologian Oliver Davies.

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• Verlag: Send The Light
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0853649561
• ISBN 13: 9780853649564
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 370