Theosis its essential and gratuitous aspects

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Aspects of Theosis

The Essential 1) epistemological & existential a) propositional (inchoately illuminative) - e.g. implicit ultimate concerns, preambula fidei, etc b) ascetical participatory - e.g. kenosis, katharsis (purgative), synergia (unitive)

The Gratuitous 2) gnosiological & theological a) propositional (illuminative) - communal mystagogy b) mystical participatory (unitive) - theurgy, theoria, etc


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