Union with God - An Assessment of Deification (Theosis) in the Theologies of Robert Jenson and John Calvin

If salvation makes a person to become God, then how do we understand the word God ? Audy Santoso assesses Robert Jenson s notion of deification on three main areas: the concept of God, Christ, and self along with their ramifications. In this comparative study, Jenson s revisionary metaphysics in his theology opens up an insightful perspective in reading John Calvin s theology. Discussion on the Supper shows the intricate relation of what these theologians hope for with the practice of our lives in God. The author makes a comparative assessment and integration between the seemingly opposite metaphysics of Jenson and Calvin while keeping the Creator-creature distinction of Reformed theology intact. Jenson says that the end is music, but the author affirms a better way without negating Jenson s.

About the author

Audy Santoso is a lecturer in Systematic Theology at the International Reformed Evangelical Seminary (STTRII), Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2021 he obtained his PhD at the Theologische Universiteit Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.

Product details

• Authors: Audy Santoso
• Assisted by: Herma J Selderhuis (Editor), Herman J Selderhuis (Editor), Herman J. Selderhuis (Editor), Herman J. Selderhuis (Editor of the series)
• Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.08.2021
• EAN: 9783525568613
• ISBN: 978-3-525-56861-3
• No. of pages: 298
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 652 g
• Series: Reformed Historical Theology; Reformed Historical Theology 069
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; John Calvin, Robert Jenson, Theosis