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- 2019
Theosis (Deification) as a New Testament and Evangelical DoctrineDOI: 10.32862/k.13.2.1 Keywords: theosis, deification, divinization, imago Dei, image, likeness, renewal, Christosis, incarnation, kenosis, identity, new birth, regeneration, unity, filiation, glorification, divine life Abstract: Sa?etak This is the second one of the two articles by this author, which examine the doctrine of theosis, sometimes also called deification or divinization. The first article presented theosis as a biblical and historical doctrine. This article presents theosis as a New Testament and evangelical doctrine. The first part of this article deals with theosis in New Testament theology. The second part of this article gives a proposal for articulating an evangelical doctrine of theosis. Because of its New Testament support, theosis should occupy a much more prominent place in evangelical theology
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