Posts Tagged divinization
Western Latin Theology; My “Doxa”
Posted by Dallas Wolf in First Thoughts, Theology on April 25, 2026
Western Latin Theology – My Doxa (i.e., private opinion)
The prevailing Western Theology of Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas (A3), and doubled-down by Calvin, is:
- Un-revealed (i.e., natural theology)
- Un-helpful
- Un-fortunate
It seems to me that Western Christians “become communicants in the divine nature“1 through divinization (theosis) in spite of their official theology; not because of it.
A more supportive, complementary theology is to be found in the ancient Christian East, not in the modern Latin West.
- Hart, David Bentley, The New Testament, A Translation, 2nd Ed. Yale University Press, New London, 2023. 2 Peter 1:4, p. 473. ↩︎
St. Porphyrios: “A person can become a saint anywhere”
Posted by Dallas Wolf in Ekklesia and church, New Nuggets on February 20, 2016
St. Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) (1906-1991) – was an Athonite hieromonk known for his gifts of spiritual discernment. He was officially recognized as a saint by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 2013.
“It is a great art to succeed in having your soul sanctified. A person can become a saint anywhere. He can become a saint in Omonia Square, if he wants. At your work, whatever it may be, you can become a saint through meekness, patience, and love. Make a new start every day, with new resolution, with enthusiasm and love, prayer and silence — not with anxiety so that you get a pain in the chest.” ~ St. Porphyrios
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