Theosis (Deification)
Made not merely forgiven but transformed, partakers of the divine nature
Theosis describes salvation as the transformation of the human person, by grace, into the likeness of God, becoming what 2 Peter calls a 'partaker of the divine nature.' Rooted in Irenaeus, Athanasius, and Maximus the Confessor, it does not mean becoming God in essence. Traditions differ in emphasis: it is central and explicit in Eastern Orthodoxy, while Catholics and some Protestants affirm related ideas in qualified and differently framed ways.
How it traveled
- 1 JohnEphesus · 100explains
- Against Heresies: Book VLyons · 202explains
- Against Heresies: Book IVLyons · 202explains
- Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.)Alexandria · 373explains
- The Incarnation of the WordAlexandria · 373explains
- De Spiritu SanctoCaesarea (Cappadocia) · 379explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- The Great CatechismNyssa · 395explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and ThessaloniansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- City of GodHippo Regius · 430explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)Paris · 1274explains
- HeavenNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three PartsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Dissertation on the End for Which God Created the WorldNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Five Sermons. On Different OccasionsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
Key passages(20)
Lectures on Divine Humanity · Vladimir Solovyov
The Meaning of Love · Vladimir Solovyov
Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
Against Heresies: Book IV · Irenaeus of Lyons
Expositions on the Book of Psalms · Augustine of Hippo
The Incarnation of the Word · Athanasius of Alexandria
The Incarnation of the Word · Athanasius of Alexandria
Treatise on The One God (QQ[2-26]) · Thomas Aquinas
Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles · John Chrysostom
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
Against Heresies: Book III · Irenaeus of Lyons
Against Heresies: Book V · Irenaeus of Lyons
Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) · Athanasius of Alexandria
Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen · Gregory of Nazianzus
Against the Arians. (Orationes contra Arianos IV.) · Athanasius of Alexandria