Becoming Divine: An Introduction to Deification in Western Culture - Couverture souple

Litwa, M. David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1625641559 ISBN 13 : 9781625641557

Editeur : Cascade Books, 2013

Synopsis

Some have called it the essence of sin, others the depth of salvation. Regardless of one's evaluation of it, however, deification throughout Western history has been a part of human aspiration. From the ancient pharaohs to modern transhumanists, people have envisioned their own divinity. These visionaries include not only history's greatest megalomaniacs, but also mystics, sages, apostles, prophets, magicians, bishops, philosophers, atheists, and monks. Some aimed for independent deity, others realized their eternal union with God. Some anticipated godhood in heaven, others walked as gods on earth. Some accepted divinity by grace, others achieved it by their own will to power. There is no single form of deification (indeed, deification is as manifold as the human conception of God), but the many types are united by a set of interlocking themes: achieving immortality, wielding superhuman power, being filled with supernatural knowledge or love-and through these means transcending normal human (or at least "earthly") nature.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

M. David Litwa (PhD) is currently an instructor in Greek at the University of Virginia. He is author of We Are Being Transformed: Deification in Paul's Soteriology (de Gruyter, 2012) and Iesus Deus: The Depiction of Jesus as a Mediterranean God (Fortress, forthcoming).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cascade Books
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1625641559
• ISBN 13: 9781625641557
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 290
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