Deification in the Latin Patristic Tradition

"Contributors to this volume refute the widely held perception that the doctrine of deification primarily belonged in the Eastern Church, and that the Western Church reduced the rich biblical and Greek patristic understanding of salvation to a narrow view of redemption. To the contrary, these essays provide evidence of the wide-ranging use of deification themes in major Latin patristic sources, showing that deification was a native part of early Latin theology that was consitently and creatively employed"--

Year

2019

Language

English

Publisher

The Catholic University of America Press

Editions

2

Pages

336

ISBN

9780813231426

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