Theosis/Deification: Christian Doctrines of Divinization East and West

This volume brings together a series of contributions by leading

theologians on the doctrine of theosis or deification in the

Eastern and Western Christian traditions. While it is still often

assumed that the theme of theosis was exclusively developed in

the Eastern theological tradition after the Patristic period, and that

it has since been a contentious and even divisive theological subject,

this volume was explicitly conceived as a forum for ecumenical encounter

and as an opportunity to explore articulations of this doctrine in both

the Eastern and Western traditions. Presenting case studies that treat a

variety of periods, theological fields, and authors, this volume

highlights the richness and relevance of the doctrine of deification.