Theosis and Baptist–Orthodox Discussions
Baptist-Orthodox discussions could take the shape of a continuous and constructive dialogue if their historical understandings of the Bible are investigated based on their specific perspectives on doctrine. Concretely, the idea of theosis, present in Greek Patristics and later used by the Eastern Or...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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The ecumenical review
Year: 2021, Volume: 73, Issue: 1, Pages: 111-130 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KDF Orthodox Church KDG Free church KDJ Ecumenism NBF Christology NBK Soteriology |
| Further subjects: | B
Deification
B Participation B Christification B Baptist B Orthodox B perichoresis B Theosis B Ecumenical Dialogue |
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| Summary: | Baptist-Orthodox discussions could take the shape of a continuous and constructive dialogue if their historical understandings of the Bible are investigated based on their specific perspectives on doctrine. Concretely, the idea of theosis, present in Greek Patristics and later used by the Eastern Orthodox Church as deification, can be investigated by Baptists in at least three distinct ways: as Christification, as participation, or as perichoresis. All these are prevalent in the works of contemporary Baptist theologians such as Dongsun Cho (United States), Paul Fiddes (United Kingdom), and Emil Bartoș (Romania). Based on the foundation provided by theosis and its range of interpretations, the Baptist-Orthodox dialogue can be further strengthened by a series of common concerns such as apologetics, evangelism, politics, economics, social work, and education. |
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| ISSN: | 1758-6623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/erev.12586 |