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...
| Published in: | International journal of systematic theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
2024
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International journal of systematic theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBE Anthropology NBF Christology NBQ Eschatology |
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| Summary: | 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 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12641 |