Deification and Modern Orthodox Theology : : Introduction to Contemporary Debates.

• Superior document: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences Series
• Author: Maican, Petre.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (138 pages)

Modern Orthodox identity is deeply interwoven with the notion of deification or union with God. This much needed volume undertakes the task of critically examining the extent to which deification informs the main debates inside Orthodox theology, focusing on four essential loci: anthropology, the Trinity, epistemology, and ecclesiology.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Abstract -- Keywords -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Deification as the Pillar of Modern Orthodox Identity -- 3 Anthropology -- 3.1 The Ontological Premise of Deification -- 3.2 The Dynamics of Deification -- 3.3 The Effects of Deification: Person vs Individual -- 3.4 Gender, Sexuality, and Deification -- 3.5 Celibacy, Marriage, and Homosexuality -- 4 Tradition and Experience -- 4.1 Personal Experience -- 4.2 Communal Experience as Tradition -- 4.2.1 Dogmas -- 4.2.2 Scripture -- 5 Trinity -- 5.1 Sophiology -- 5.2 The Uncreated Energies -- 5.3 Eucharistic Personalism -- 6 Ecclesiology -- 6.1 Trinitarian Ecclesiology -- 6.2 Eucharistic Ecclesiology -- 6.3 Hierarchy in the Church -- 6.4 The Ordination of Women -- 6.4.1 Female Diaconate -- 6.4.2 The Ordination of Women to the Priesthood -- 7 Conclusion -- Selected Bibliography.