Union with God : : an assessment of deification (theosis) in the theologies of Robert Jenson and John Calvin / / Audy Santoso.

• Superior document: Reformed historical theology, Volume 69
• VerfasserIn: Santoso, Audy,
• Place / Publishing House: Göttingen, Germany : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Reformed historical theology ; Volume 69.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (299 pages)

"If salvation makes a person to become God, then how do we understand the word 'God'? Audy Santoso assesses Robert Jenson's notion of deification on three main areas: the concept of God, Christ, and self along with their ramifications. In this comparative study, Jenson's rev...

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Preface
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1 Object of the present study
• 1.2 Theosis as Common Tradition
• 1.2.1 The Eastern Orthodox idea of Theosis
• 1.2.1.1 The Greek Fathers' teaching
• 1.2.1.2 Differentiation in Greek Orthodox Tradition
• 1.2.2 Renewed Interest in the Western Tradition
• 1.2.2.1 Augustine on Deification
• 1.2.2.2 Finnish Lutheran Interpretation
• 1.2.2.3 Reformed on Deification
• 1.3 The Historical Contextualization of Robert W. Jenson and John Calvin
• 1.3.1 Impetus in Robert W. Jenson's Theology
• 1.3.1.1 Eschatological Emphasis
• 1.3.1.2 An Ecumenical Theologian
• 1.3.1.3 Philosophical Challenges
• 1.3.1.4 Creative Theological Constructions
• 1.3.2 Impetus in John Calvin's Theology
• 1.3.2.1 A Patristic Student
• 1.3.2.2 An Ecumenical Reformer
• 1.3.2.3 Religious Persecution
• 1.3.2.4 Eschatological View
• 1.4 Criteria
• 1.5 Method and Outline
• 2. Jenson's Notion of Theosis
• 2.1 Divine Discourse: Creation in the Creator
• 2.1.1 Reality of the Triune God
• 2.1.1.1 Eschatological Prior in God as Trinity
• 2.1.1.2 Reality as Word: Intra-Divine Discourse
• 2.1.2 Reality in Creation
• 2.1.2.1 The Envelopment of Creation in the Creator
• 2.1.2.2 The Eschatological Being of Creation
• 2.1.3 Conclusion on Creator and Creatures in Divine Discourse
• 2.2 Jesus: The Creator in Creation
• 2.2.1 The Embodiment of God
• 2.2.1.1 The identity of the Son
• 2.2.1.2 Promise-Existence of Christ
• 2.2.2 Drama of God
• 2.2.2.1 Crucifixion: Story of The Two Wills of Christ
• 2.2.2.2 The Risen Lord and His Ascension
• 2.2.3 Conclusion on the Role of Christ in Theosis
• 2.3 Self: Beloved Fellow in Discourse
• 2.3.1 Protological Existence
• 2.3.1.1 Imago Dei: Praying Animal
• 2.3.1.2 Salvation as Living in the Ontology of the Word.
• 2.3.2 Eschatological Existence
• 2.3.2.1 Deification
• 2.3.2.2 Inclusion in the Triune Life
• 2.3.3 Conclusion on the Ontological Transformation of Self in Theosis
• 2.4 Conclusion
• 3. Calvin's Notion of Theosis
• 3.1 Participation in the Triune Drama: Creator-Creature Distinction
• 3.1.1 Reality in the Triune God
• 3.1.1.1 Perichoresis: Hypostasis in Ousia
• 3.1.1.2 Autotheos: Ousia in Hypostasis
• 3.1.2 Reality of Creation: Theater of God's Glory
• 3.1.2.1 The Dramatis Personae of God as Creator and Redeemer
• 3.1.2.2 The Roles of Creatures in History
• 3.1.3 Conclusion: Calvin's Criterion in Theological Principle
• 3.2 The Role of Christ as the Mediator
• 3.2.1 Christ in the Drama of Creation
• 3.2.1.1 Logos Asarkos is the Eternal Son of God
• 3.2.1.2 Logos Asarkos as The Mediator in Creation
• 3.2.2 Christ in the Drama of Redemption
• 3.2.2.1 Logos Ensarkos as The Divine-Human Mediator
• 3.2.2.2 A Return to Logos Asarkos (?)
• 3.2.3 Conclusion: Calvin's Criterion in Christological Principle
• 3.3 Story of A Pilgrim
• 3.3.1 Human Subsistence in God
• 3.3.1.1 On the Image of God
• 3.3.1.2 Our Union with Christ
• 3.3.2 Eternal Blessedness
• 3.3.2.1 Theosis Characterization
• 3.3.2.2 Home at Last!
• 3.3.3 Conclusion: Calvin's Criterion in Deified Self
• 3.4 Conclusion
• 4. A Comparison of Views on the Supper
• 4.1 Calvin: The Supper as Sacred Union with God
• 4.1.1 Epistemological View of the Supper
• 4.1.1.1 Perpetual Union
• 4.1.1.2 Exhibitio
• 4.1.2 Ontological View of the Supper
• 4.1.2.1 Life-giving Flesh
• 4.1.2.2 The Reality of Word and Spirit
• 4.1.3 Eschatological View of the Supper
• 4.1.3.1 Totus non Totum
• 4.1.3.2 Fruits and Benefits of Christ's Body
• 4.2 Jenson: As Christ's embodiment in the Communion
• 4.2.1 A Divine Discourse Reality
• 4.2.1.1 Its Content as Law and Gospel.
• 4.2.1.2 Anamnesis and Epiclesis
• 4.2.2 Christ's Presence
• 4.2.2.1 The Body of Christ
• 4.2.2.2 The Spirit of Christ
• 4.2.3 Totus Christus Reality
• 4.2.3.1 Totus non Totum Communion
• 4.2.3.2 Sacrifice as Embodied Prayer
• 4.3 Comparative Assessment
• 4.3.1 God's Intended Speech
• 4.3.2 The Faith of Anamnetic being
• 4.3.3 The Res of the Supper: Totus non Totum
• 4.3.4 The Body of Christ and the Spirit
• 4.3.5 The Core of the Problem: Aufhebung
• 4.4 Conclusion
• 5. Evaluation
• 5.1 First Criterion: The Creator-creature Distinction
• 5.1.1 On Metaphysics Based on Nicene Trinity
• 5.1.2 On Triune Ousia
• 5.1.3 On the Immanent Trinity
• 5.2 Second Criterion: Christ's Mediatorial Role
• 5.2.1 Post-existence Christology
• 5.2.2 The Body of Christ
• 5.2.3 'Ontic' Righteousness
• 5.3 Third Criterion: The Pneumatological Self
• 5.3.1 The Protological State
• 5.3.2 Restorative / Reparative Aspect
• 5.3.3 The Body of Totus Christus
• 5.4 Conclusion
• 6. Conclusion
• 6.1 Rediscovering Calvin's notion on Theosis
• 6.2 Contributions of Jenson on Theosis Discussion
• 6.3 Integration to Reformed Conception of Theosis from Jenson
• 6.4 Final Reflection on Theosis
• Abbreviations
• Bibliography
• Index of names
• Index of subjects
• Body.