The Limits of Platonism: Gregory of Nazianzus and the Invention of <i>theōsis</i>
Gregory’s idea of <em>theōsis</em>, which came to be influential in Eastern Christianity, draws not on a Platonic notion of imitation of God but more on the Stoics’ ‘familiarity’ with the divine.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Duke University
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/14311 |
| Summary: | Gregory’s idea of <em>theōsis</em>, which came to be influential in Eastern Christianity, draws not on a Platonic notion of imitation of God but more on the Stoics’ ‘familiarity’ with the divine. |
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| ISSN: | 0017-3916 2159-3159 |