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Aristotle Papanikolaou

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Theosis

The Oxford Handbook of Mystical Theology February 25, 2020 Aristotle Papanikolaou

For certain Christians, the word theosis raises red flags. The very mentioning of theosis inevitably conjures up images of Zeus or Thor, as well as many other mythological themes and stories that blur the boundary between the divine and the human. A closer look at the history of Christian thought will reveal that theosis is very closely linked to the basic question that Jesus himself posed:...