New Release From St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Fellow Workers with God: Orthodox Thinking on Theosis

by Norman Russell

Asked about the Orthodox Christian doctrine of salvation, many people will hastily tell you that it has to do with "theosis" or "deification."  But few can explain what "theosis" actually means, and fewer still can do so with a broad and deep knowledge of the Church Fathers.  Drawing on ancient and modern sources, and building on his magisterial study, The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition, Norman Russell presents this teaching with breathtaking clarity without compromising its genuine complexity.  This book stands out from others on the subject as a model of lucidity and reliability, and will enthrall specialists and non-specialists alike.

THE AUTHOR:  Norman Russell is an independent scholar who has written widely on Orthodox themes, specializing in early Greek patristics and fourteenth-century hesychasm.

This is highly to be commended - [Russell] has managed an enviable feat for a writer - hitting a marvelous literary style and tone of approach....making high theology understandable.   ~ Fr. John McGuckin, Union Theological Seminary

ISBN 978-0-88141-339-7 - Paperback - 189 pages - US$18.00  

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Fellow Workers with God

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