With All the Fullness of God

Jared Ortiz is associate professor of religion at Hope College.

• 1.The Whole Christ: Deification in the Catholic Tradition Jared Ortiz 2.Eucharistic Personhood: Deification in the Orthodox Tradition Nikolaos Asproulis 3.Justification as Union and Christ’s Presence: Deification in the Lutheran Tradition Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen4.The Gospel’s End and Our Highest Good: Deification in the Reformed Tradition Carl Mosser 5.God’s Transforming Grace: Deification in the Anabaptist Tradition Brenda Colijn 6.From Offspring of God to Sons of God: Deification in the Anglican Tradition James Salladin 7.“As Far as Our Capacity Allows”: Deification in the Baptist Tradition Myk Habets 8.The Royal Way of Love: Deification in the Wesleyan Tradition Michael Christensen 9.Theosis That Means Something: My Journey Stephen Finlan10.Living into the Fullness of God: A Protestant Pastoral Perspective on Deification Wyndy Corbin Reuschling 11.More Than You Could Ever Imagine: A Catholic Pastoral Perspective on Deification Bernie Owens, S.J.

This erudite yet accessible book assembles an impressive array of experts from different Christian traditions to present convincing arguments for the deification of the Christian in Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox thought. It will meet a pressing need on the academic level but beyond that also has the potential to nourish the Christian reader's faith.