A Christological Problem of Epectasy
This paper argues that the theological and anthropological assumptions underlying Gregory of Nyssa's doctrine of epectasy, an understanding of our eschatological state as one of perpetual growth in the love of God, mandate a christological conclusion that many will find undesirable: there will...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2024
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International journal of systematic theology
Jahr: 2024, Band: 26, Heft: 1, Seiten: 3-24 |
| IxTheo Notationen: | KAB Kirchengeschichte 30-500; Frühchristentum NBE Anthropologie NBF Christologie NBQ Eschatologie |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This paper argues that the theological and anthropological assumptions underlying Gregory of Nyssa's doctrine of epectasy, an understanding of our eschatological state as one of perpetual growth in the love of God, mandate a christological conclusion that many will find undesirable: there will come a time in the course of eternal life at which each of the redeemed come to love the Father more than Christ did on the cross as he offered his life for the life of the world, and more than Christ did on Easter Sunday as he conquered death. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2400 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12641 |