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Deification And Creation: A Comparative, Historical And Systematic View, Cole Desantis
Deification And Creation: A Comparative, Historical And Systematic View, Cole Desantis
Theology Graduate Theses
Deification - the belief that the souls of those in heaven are united to, and participate in, the Inner Life of God - is an important (though in Western Christian thought underappreciated) aspect of traditional Christian soteriology. In this thesis, I will argue that the traditional Christian views on deification presuppose the notion that grace does not contradict nature, but rather elevates it, and therefore one’s view on creation, anthropology and the metaphysical parameters of how a transcendent God relates to His creation delineate or determine the parameters of how one views the doctrine of deification. In demonstrating this point, …
Offering Our Lives: Liturgical Participation And The Reception Of Grace, Betty-Ann Medeiros Hickey
Offering Our Lives: Liturgical Participation And The Reception Of Grace, Betty-Ann Medeiros Hickey
Theology Graduate Theses
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