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001 2009004418
003 DLC
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008 090203s2009 enk b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009004418
020 $a9780754667995 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aBT767.8$b.H33 2009
082 00 $a230/.044092$222
100 1 $aHabets, Myk.
245 10 $aTheosis in the theology of Thomas Torrance /$cMyk Habets.
260 $aFarnham, Surrey, England ;$aBurlington, VT :$bAshgate Pub. Ltd.,$c2009.
263 $a0910
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aNew critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Approaching T.F. Torrance and the theme of theosis -- Theosis as a theological motif - The semantics of theosis -- Theosis in historical perspective -- Creation and theological anthropology -- Creation : God and the world -- Cosmic consequences of theosis -- Anthropology : God and humanity -- The Imago Dei and the proleptic self -- Body, soul, and spirit -- Humanity as priests of creation -- Incarnation : God became human -- Incarnation and redemption -- Retrospective and prospective aspects of Atonement -- Ontological Atonement -- The homoousion -- Hypostatic union -- Antiochene or Alexandrian christology? -- Vicarious humanity -- The mediation of Christ -- Partaking of the divine nature -- Reconciliation and Redemption -- Union with Crist -- Mirifica commutatio! -- The blessings of union -- Declaration and deification -- Progress in theosis -- Conclusion: Reforming theosis -- Community and communion -- The eternal spirit -- The mutual mediation of Son and Spirit -- The Spirit as agent of participation -- The Spirit of truth -- The Spirit, Communion, and adoption -- The church as a Communion of theosis -- Church as locus of theosis -- Theosis and the Sacraments -- Approaching God in worship -- Conclusion: The danger of vertigo -- The danger of vertigo.
600 10 $aTorrance, Thomas F.$q(Thomas Forsyth),$d1913-2007.
650 0 $aDeification (Christianity)