The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition. By Norman Russell. Pp. xiv + 418. (Oxford Early Christian Studies.) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004. isbn 0 19 926521 6. £70
The scope and precision of this book are beyond praise. In the course of nine chapters and three appendices Norman Russell has combed a vast array of literature bearing on his theme from Plato to Gregory Palamas and beyond, with the aim of tracing the use and meaning of the idea of deification as it...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2006
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2006, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 306-307 |
| Review of: | The doctrine of deification in the Greek patristic tradition (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2006) (Meredith, Anthony)
The doctrine of deification in the Greek patristic tradition (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford University Press, 2004) (Meredith, Anthony) |
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| Summary: | The scope and precision of this book are beyond praise. In the course of nine chapters and three appendices Norman Russell has combed a vast array of literature bearing on his theme from Plato to Gregory Palamas and beyond, with the aim of tracing the use and meaning of the idea of deification as it occurs in the philosophy and religious literature of Greeks and Christians alike. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flj043 |