Theosis Essays

1. Substantiate the piety and moral virtue of Mansa Musa.  In the book Medieval West Africa, Al- ‘Umari (1301–1394) described many actions of Mansa Musa that reflect him as a pious Muslim, and a person of high moral virtue. Many of these actions occurred during Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca in 1312. However, even before then Mansa Musa readily accepted the religion of Islam and did everything in his power to be a pious Muslim. For example, when Mansa Musa is told that it is not permissible to

As both governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a Puritan leader, John Winthrop had a significant role in establishing cultural Puritan ideology which, in turn, characterized American colonists. During his time as Governor, Winthrop transformed the unknown into a prosperous society. His belief was that it was the Puritan mission to establish a pure commonwealth that would function as a model to the world. In Winthrop’s sermon “A Model of Christian Charity,” he describes what it necessary for

relationship between God and humanity and helps them to experience the union with God that was intended. Through this union they are able to experience the true presence of God. This insures that through a life of constant prayer one can achieve theosis. Palamas’ defense of Hesychasm drew deeply from the writings of St. Macarius and for him “the goal of prayer is not the disincarnation of the mind, but a transfiguration of the entire person- soul and body- through the presence of the incarnated God

Apostles and prophets arose before the existence of church buildings and Christianity was mainly a wandering religion. These individuals were chosen by Jesus Christ and were tasked with building the foundation of the Christian Church. Other denominations believe once this foundation was set, apostles and prophets were no longer needed. According to Apostolics, however, these offices were not just for starting a Christian church. Some apostles were spiritual guides, meaning they just did not just

Whether or not Saul’s encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus was a “conversion experience” or a clarification of theology and the onset of a new mission has become a subject that lots of ink has been spelt over within the last decade. For those who take the perspective of a clarification of theology, one of the many points of theology that had to be refined for Paul was his Christology, or his understanding of who Jesus was and is. Within Philippians 2:1-13, Paul records a creed that reveals

Christianity has always been subjective and ambiguous, which allows for theories and speculation to develop regarding the religion’s values and characteristics. A key matter in theology seeks to understand those values and to identify a model of living that guides people away from corruption to remain in God’s image. Athanasius of Alexandria’s On the Incarnation and Friedrich Nietzsche’s The Anti-Christ address this issue with viewpoints that directly contradict each other. Athanasius examines the

the Affective Salience of Doctrines,’ by the approach to the function of doctrine, not only the accusation of “legal fiction” of doctrine of forensic Justification is justified, but also the Reformed and Orthodoxy soteriologies of participation and theosis find their origin and place. And in this article, you also proceed on the psychological inquiry of emotions proposed in ‘Atonement’ article. This makes me looking forward to your next writing or project which seems to carry on the theological dialogue

"One road leads home, and a thousand roads lead into the wilderness" (Lewis). Lewis saw this truism in action during his travels to RAF bases during World War II. He would speak, but more importantly, listen to the young soldiers and their chaplains. It is during these visits that many speculate he developed a clear understanding of the slippery spiritual battles invading the average person. Here, at the end of The Screwtape Letters, Lewis is now flipping the narrative. It is not the Patient