Becoming God : the doctrine of theosis in Nicholas of Cusa / Nancy J. Hudson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hudson, Nancy J., 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nicholas, of Cusa, Cardinal, 1401-1464.

Nicholas.

Deification (Christianity).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The doctrine of theosis means a salvation that is the deification of the saved.The saved actually become God.This unusual doctrine lies at the heart of Nicholas of Cusa's (1401-1464) mystical metaphysics.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Theosis in the Greek Fathers and Pseudo-Dionysius

2. Theophany as Self-Communication

3. Transcendence as the Distance between Knower and Known

4. Theosis

5. The Problem of Intellectual Salvation

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-213) and index.

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ISBN:

0-8132-1612-5

OCLC:

707925962