theosis (Theosis)

(Language: Greek)

Short Description: “deification,” participation in the nature of God (cf. 2 Pet. 1:4)

Long Description: “deification,” participation in the nature of God (cf. 2 Pet. 1:4); in Eastern Christian theology, the supreme goal of human life.

Sources: The Fullness of God: Frithjof Schuon on Christianity, by Frithjof Schuon, edited by Dr. James S. Cutsinger