{"product_id":"theosis-michael-paul-gama-9781498299497","title":"Theosis","description":"Evangelicalism is reaching an inflection point. The exodus of millennials from Evangelical churches and the growth of those self-identifying as \"\"Nones,\"\" as in \"\"None of the Above,\"\" for their church affiliation, is concerning for the movement's future. Evangelical leaders offer mixed responses to this challenge--from circling the wagons to an enthusiastic \"\"Everything must change!\"\" posture. Theosis takes a different approach. Seeking to understand Evangelicalism and its origins, this book suggests that Evangelicalism is best understood as the sibling of western, Enlightenment Modernity, which served it well . . . until the modern cultural ethos began to shift dramatically toward post-modernity. In this shift, young Evangelicals--principally postmoderns themselves--are abandoning \"\"their father's Evangelicalism\"\" and its perceived linearity, hyper-rationalism, either\/or exclusivity, and faith expression, too often perceived as stripped of mystery and wonder. Theosis proposes that to move forward, Evangelicalism must go back to the future, to re-engage with the patristic understanding of salvation as theosis; deification, or union with God. This radical return--and broadening of the doctrine of salvation--has begun to gain traction in Western Christendom, slowly being considered as it has always in the Christian East, as mere Christianity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Paul Gama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1498299490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781498299497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wipf \u0026amp; Stock Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Michael Paul Gama","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936444449023,"sku":"9781498299497","price":44.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_db6a1e44-8c56-4938-a0c8-4d597857af76.jpg?v=1681425593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theosis-michael-paul-gama-9781498299497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}