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Baptism or Temple Initiation? Part III

 Another Word on Resurrection Resurrection of Jesus-- He Lives by Simon Dewey A great insight that Barker gives us that I did not include in my last post has to do with both the resurrection and the … more »

Heavenly Ascents

The Feast of St. Benedict: Ad Deificum Lumen — 2 comments

Carl McColman wrote 1 week ago: Today is the feast of St. Benedict. This morning at mass, Fr. Tom Francis (who works with me at the … more »

Tags: Christianity, Mysticism, spirituality, Christian Mysticism, Divinization, Feast of St. Benedict, Rule of St. Benedict, Theosis

Quote for the Day — 1 comment

Carl McColman wrote 2 months ago: It is well known that the category of the personal is vital to Christian thinking, both in relation … more »

Tags: Quotations, Christianity, Mysticism, Christian Mysticism, Christian Spirituality, A. M. Allchin, Anglicanism, Theosis, Participation in God

Quote for the Day — 3 comments

Carl McColman wrote 6 months ago: The Christian religion is primarily about a transformation of consciousness. This takes spiritual pr … more »

Tags: Quotations, Contemplation, Thomas Keating, Contemplative Prayer

Baptism or Temple Initiation? Part III — 3 comments

David Larsen wrote 2 weeks ago:  Another Word on Resurrection Resurrection of Jesus-- He Lives by Simon Dewey A great insight that … more »

Tags: Margaret Barker's Writings, Temple Themes in Christian Worship, Temple, Early Christianity, Heavenly Ascents, Jesus Christ, Margaret Barker, Early Christians, Joseph Smith

Baptism or Temple Initiation? Part II — 4 comments

David Larsen wrote 2 weeks ago: The Ancient Temple Initiation of the High Priesthood As I stated in my last post, Margaret Barker s … more »

Tags: Margaret Barker's Writings, Temple Themes in Christian Worship, Temple, Early Christianity, Jesus Christ, early Christian, Theosis, Baptism, initiation

New Materials to Explore

David Larsen wrote 3 weeks ago: Great Book on Deification I recently received an e-mail from my Church Educational System (CES) sup … more »

Tags: Dr. Andrei Orlov's Writings, Andrei Orlov, enoch, Marquette, Thomas Olmstead, CES, Greek Orthodox, Apocalypse of Abraham, Face

Engraved on the Throne of Glory — 5 comments

David Larsen wrote 3 weeks ago: Insights from Dr. Andrei Orlov’s “The Face as the Heavenly Counterpart of the Visionary … more »

Tags: Dr. Andrei Orlov's Writings, Early Christianity, Heavenly Ascents, Jesus Christ, Scripture, Temple, Andrei Orlov, Apocalypticism, ascents

Atonement in the Orthodox Church: Part VI — 3 comments

deathtotheworld wrote 1 month ago: This week’s episode offers a basic teaching on the sacrificial life of the Old Covenant.  In … more »

Tags: Judaism, Orthodox Christianity, spirituality, Theology, Atonement, Coptic, divinisation, Eucharist, Forgiveness

Jesus, Yahweh, and the Temple: Part II — 4 comments

David Larsen wrote 1 month ago: Representing the Heavenly on Earth: The Temple We now look at the Temple, the place where Heaven is … more »

Tags: Margaret Barker's Writings, Temple Themes in Christian Worship, Temple, Early Christianity, Godhead, Jesus Christ, throne, early Christian, Yahweh

Isaiah's Heavenly Ascent to See the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — 12 comments

David Larsen wrote 1 month ago: Insights from the Ascension of Isaiah The Ascension of Isaiah is an early Christian document that is … more »

Tags: Early Christianity, Heavenly Ascents, ascents, Godhead, Isaiah, Trinity, Vision

The Hymn of the Pearl, a.k.a. The Hymn of the Soul, a.k.a. The Hymn of the Robe of Glory — 4 comments

David Larsen wrote 1 month ago: My professor, Dr. Andrei Orlov, introduced me to a poem that I think more Latter-day Saints should k … more »

Tags: Early Christianity, pre-existence, Pearl, early Christian

Deification: A Popular Topic

David Larsen wrote 1 month ago: The subject of deification (of which the Ascent to Heaven is often a part) has been, interestingly … more »

Tags: School Journal, ascents

Translation notes: Shining

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 2 months ago: NEOPHYTE OPINION ALERT Numerous Orthodox hymns and prayers include the past tenses of the verb to sh … more »

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, Orthodox Christianity, Eastern Christianity, Christianity, Religion, Eastern Orthodoxy, Saints, Prayers, Theosis

Marriage and Divorce in Orthodoxy — 1 comment

Leo Peter O'Filon wrote 3 months ago: I just found an intriguing ‘inside look’ in a public letter to his priests by then-Rulin … more »

Tags: eastern orthodox christianity, Orthodoxy, Orthodox Christianity, Christianity, Religion, Salvation, Eastern Orthodoxy, Theosis, Divinization

My book "Justification and Participation in Christ" is finally out!

conver wrote 4 months ago: Brill Publishers has finally made available my study on Lutheran Doctrine of Justification. Cli … more »

Tags: Finnish Luther School, Justification, Theosis

Theology as Theosis

[] wrote 6 months ago: “This aspect of theology is especially emphasized by St. Maximus the Confessor. According to M … more »

Tags: Theology, Theosis, Saints, Liturgy, Trinity, asceticism, cosmic liturgy, Theologian, Patristics

Forgetting Theosis is Blindness

[] wrote 6 months ago: “At the present time,” the elder replied, “Owing to our almost universal coldness … more »

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Theosis: the aim of Christian Life

[] wrote 6 months ago: “It was Thursday,” writes Motovilov. “The day was gloomy. The snow lay eight inche … more »

Tags: Theosis

The goal of all we do

[] wrote 6 months ago: In our catechisms, sermons and everything said by parents, teachers, clergy and other workers of the … more »

Tags: Theosis