{"product_id":"theosis-patristic-remedy-for-evangelical-yearning-at-the-close-of-the-modern-age-paperback","title":"Theosis: Patristic Remedy for Evangelical Yearning at the Close of the Modern Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Paul Gama\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGerald L. Sittser\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvangelicalism 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Gama received his MDiv from Fuller Seminary and his Doctorate of Ministry from George Fox Evangelical Seminary. Born and baptized Roman Catholic, and raised in Evangelicalism, he is now a member of the Maronite Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full fellowship with Rome. He teaches at the Avila Institute and is a Faculty Advisor at George Fox Seminary. He and his wife live in Oregon, have three children, and eight grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 164\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431480443058,"sku":"9781498299473","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/3daa3d4e1c20f8625b55ee32a4ed2c09_a1e90f36-2bdf-4e67-a698-c13b8610bda3.webp?v=1778590760","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/theosis-patristic-remedy-for-evangelical-yearning-at-the-close-of-the-modern-age-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}