Tag: Theosis
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“Orthodox Morality” on Sex or an Ethics of Sex? Part Two: A Theology of the Erotic
by Aristotle Papanikolaou | ελληνικά This essay is part of a series stemming from the ongoing research project “Contemporary Eastern Orthodox Identity and the Challenges of Pluralism and Sexual Diversity in a Secular Age,” which is a joint venture by scholars from Fordham University’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center and the University of Exeter, funded by the […]
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Racism: An Orthodox Perspective
by Aristotle Papanikolaou | ελληνικά | ру́сский | српски The primary goal of the Orthodox Christian is to struggle toward theosis—deification. The word theosis often conjures up images of a super hero like Thor or a Greek god like Zeus. When St. Athanasius proclaimed that “God became human so that humans can become gods,” he was not envisioning […]
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Political Nestorianism and the Politics of Theosis
by Aristotle Papanikolaou This essay was originally delivered as a public talk at the June 2015 Fordham/OTSA conference on the upcoming Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church. It was part of a panel on “The Contribution of the Orthodox Church to the Realization of Justice, Freedom, Brotherhood, and Love among Peoples.” In addressing how the […]