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Deification in the Latin Patristic Tradition
Edited by Jared Ortiz
It has become a commonplace to say that the Latin Fathers did not really hold a doctrine of deification. Indeed, it is often asserted that Western theologians have neglected this teaching, that their occasional references to it are borrowed from the Greeks, and that the Latins have generally reduced the rich biblical and Greek Patristic understanding of salvation to a narrow view of redemption. The essays in this volume challenge this common interpretation by exploring, often for the first time, the role this doctrine plays in a range of Latin Patristic authors.
The introductory essay on the Latin liturgy shows the wide-ranging use of deification themes in Latin worship, while the last one comparing the Greek and Latin Fathers provides the first serious study of the East and West's understanding of deification in light of substantial evidence. The essays in between explore the theology of deification in Perpetua and Felicity, Tertullian, Cyprian, Novatian, Hilary, Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Peter Chrysologus, Leo the Great, Boethius, Benedict and Gregory. Together, these essays demonstrate that deification is a native part of early Latin theology which was consistently and creatively employed.
This volume on deification in the Latin Patristic tradition will be the beginning of a long-overdue conversation. It promises to stimulate further inquiry into the place deification holds in the grammar of Latin Patristic thought and its relation to the Greek tradition.
The introductory essay on the Latin liturgy shows the wide-ranging use of deification themes in Latin worship, while the last one comparing the Greek and Latin Fathers provides the first serious study of the East and West's understanding of deification in light of substantial evidence. The essays in between explore the theology of deification in Perpetua and Felicity, Tertullian, Cyprian, Novatian, Hilary, Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Peter Chrysologus, Leo the Great, Boethius, Benedict and Gregory. Together, these essays demonstrate that deification is a native part of early Latin theology which was consistently and creatively employed.
This volume on deification in the Latin Patristic tradition will be the beginning of a long-overdue conversation. It promises to stimulate further inquiry into the place deification holds in the grammar of Latin Patristic thought and its relation to the Greek tradition.
About the Author
Jared Ortiz is assistant professor of religion at Hope College, MI.
Reviews
"This well-researched collection of essays opens new avenues into a fascinating and little-known dimension of Latin patristic theology. It provides a worthy contribution to what will surely be an ongoing discussion of the content and limits of the intellectus of deification"—Thomist
"This excellent set of essays firmly establishes the varied place and role that deification played in the Latin tradition. It will provide what will hopefully be the beginning of renewed interest in and scholarship of western ideas of deification. It will also end what has sometimes been cast as a distinctive and disjunctive relationship between eastern and western theologies. Each essay is well crafted, diligent, and meticulous in scholarship and an exercise in crisp and perspicacious expression. Ortiz is to be commended for bringing the collection together."—Reviews in Religion and Theology
"An authoritative and stimulating compendium that will be of interest both to historians of early Christianity and to contemporary theologians in search of a reliable survey of a significant but heretofore understudied line of development in Latin patristic thought."—Reading Religion
"This excellent set of essays firmly establishes the varied place and role that deification played in the Latin tradition. It will provide what will hopefully be the beginning of renewed interest in and scholarship of western ideas of deification. It will also end what has sometimes been cast as a distinctive and disjunctive relationship between eastern and western theologies. Each essay is well crafted, diligent, and meticulous in scholarship and an exercise in crisp and perspicacious expression. Ortiz is to be commended for bringing the collection together."—Reviews in Religion and Theology
"Will appeal primarily to scholars and students of historical theology, as well as to Christian theologians interested in constructive retrievals of patristic thought. Ortiz and all the contributors are to be congratulated on this impressive and stimulating achievement."—History: Reviews of New Books
"It is certainly a welcome experience to come across works today that seek to bridge the polemical gap between the Latin West and the Orthodox East. One of the more remarkable contributions to this conversation is this recent collection of essays on deification among the Latin Fathers."—Nova et Vetera
"An incredible step forward in bridging the gap between the East and West, an important feat both in ecumenical and theological circles. The volume is easily accessible and thus will appeal to scholars and students of historical theology as well as laypeople interested in early Christian theology."—Review of Biblical Literature
"A significant work, as it surveys how the motif of deification is handled by major Latin thinkers. Considerable scholarship has focused on theosis in Greek theology, but scant attention has been given to parallel discussions in Latin Patristic theology. Deification in the Latin Patristic Tradition offers a valuable contribution to the field of Patristic studies."—Gerald McLarney. author of St. Augustine's Interpretation of the Psalms of Ascent (CUA Press)
"This book demonstrates the importance of the scholarly anthology as a genre. While a monograph could have surveyed deification theology in the Latin fathers, it would have been impossible for one scholar to be an expert on the general theology of all the authors covered in such a volume. The scholars writing the articles in this anthology have prior expertise in the father(s) they discuss, enabling them to contextualize the deification theology they find. The volume will thus set the agenda for future detailed studies of deification theology in the Latin patristic tradition."—Journal of Ancient Christianity / Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum
"This excellent set of essays firmly establishes the varied place and role that deification played in the Latin tradition. It will provide what will hopefully be the beginning of renewed interest in and scholarship of western ideas of deification. It will also end what has sometimes been cast as a distinctive and disjunctive relationship between eastern and western theologies. Each essay is well crafted, diligent, and meticulous in scholarship and an exercise in crisp and perspicacious expression. Ortiz is to be commended for bringing the collection together."—Reviews in Religion and Theology
"An authoritative and stimulating compendium that will be of interest both to historians of early Christianity and to contemporary theologians in search of a reliable survey of a significant but heretofore understudied line of development in Latin patristic thought."—Reading Religion
"This excellent set of essays firmly establishes the varied place and role that deification played in the Latin tradition. It will provide what will hopefully be the beginning of renewed interest in and scholarship of western ideas of deification. It will also end what has sometimes been cast as a distinctive and disjunctive relationship between eastern and western theologies. Each essay is well crafted, diligent, and meticulous in scholarship and an exercise in crisp and perspicacious expression. Ortiz is to be commended for bringing the collection together."—Reviews in Religion and Theology
"Will appeal primarily to scholars and students of historical theology, as well as to Christian theologians interested in constructive retrievals of patristic thought. Ortiz and all the contributors are to be congratulated on this impressive and stimulating achievement."—History: Reviews of New Books
"It is certainly a welcome experience to come across works today that seek to bridge the polemical gap between the Latin West and the Orthodox East. One of the more remarkable contributions to this conversation is this recent collection of essays on deification among the Latin Fathers."—Nova et Vetera
"An incredible step forward in bridging the gap between the East and West, an important feat both in ecumenical and theological circles. The volume is easily accessible and thus will appeal to scholars and students of historical theology as well as laypeople interested in early Christian theology."—Review of Biblical Literature
"A significant work, as it surveys how the motif of deification is handled by major Latin thinkers. Considerable scholarship has focused on theosis in Greek theology, but scant attention has been given to parallel discussions in Latin Patristic theology. Deification in the Latin Patristic Tradition offers a valuable contribution to the field of Patristic studies."—Gerald McLarney. author of St. Augustine's Interpretation of the Psalms of Ascent (CUA Press)
"This book demonstrates the importance of the scholarly anthology as a genre. While a monograph could have surveyed deification theology in the Latin fathers, it would have been impossible for one scholar to be an expert on the general theology of all the authors covered in such a volume. The scholars writing the articles in this anthology have prior expertise in the father(s) they discuss, enabling them to contextualize the deification theology they find. The volume will thus set the agenda for future detailed studies of deification theology in the Latin patristic tradition."—Journal of Ancient Christianity / Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum
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