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Partakers of Divinity: The Orthodox Doctrine of Theosis

Partakers of Divinity: The Orthodox Doctrine of Theosis

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  • Daniel B. Clendenin

Gregory of Nazianzus wrote that man "has been ordered to become God." This article explores the meaning of these words. This idea of theosis or deification is a distinctive feature of Orthodox theology in the east.

Source: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1994. 15 pages.

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