Book contents
- Theosis and Religion
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Theosis and Religion
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 What Is ‘Religion’, What Is ‘Theosis’, and How Are They Related?
- 2 Byzantium
- 3 The Latin Heirs of Dionysius
- 4 ‘Light the Lamp within You’
- 5 ‘People Will Be Gods’
- 6 ‘The Via Regia’
- 7 One with God
- 8 Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
4 - ‘Light the Lamp within You’
A Recurring Esoteric Tradition
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 March 2024
- Theosis and Religion
- Cambridge Studies in Religion, Philosophy, and Society
- Theosis and Religion
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 What Is ‘Religion’, What Is ‘Theosis’, and How Are They Related?
- 2 Byzantium
- 3 The Latin Heirs of Dionysius
- 4 ‘Light the Lamp within You’
- 5 ‘People Will Be Gods’
- 6 ‘The Via Regia’
- 7 One with God
- 8 Afterword
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
At the time of the Renaissance, the mystical tradition, as demonstrated in the fourth chapter, takes on a strong esoteric colouring. The Hermetic Corpus and the central texts of the Kabbalah, translated into Latin and understood as pagan and Jewish prefigurings repectively of the coming of Christ, become authoritative teachings, which, although ultimately marginalised, feed through Jakob Boehme and others into modern Orthodox thinking on theosis.
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- Theosis and ReligionParticipation in Divine Life in the Eastern and Western Traditions, pp. 102 - 125Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024