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Article

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

A book on relational theology requires at least a brief reflection on the concept of “participation in God.” Relationality begins and ends with God. God exists in relationship – the Trinity. Through the act of creation, God extended relationality to all God made. And in the coming age, redeemed humanity will share in Christ’s glory – a glory that includes the creation “liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God” (see Rom 8:17-21).

There are at least two ways to conceive of relational participation in God. Stated in theological shorthand, they are (1) panentheism and (2) theosis. Allow me to unpack these concepts.

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Originally published in Relational Theology: A Contemporary Introduction. Montgomery, Oord, & Winslow (2012) 26-28

Used by permission of Wipf and Stock Publishers. www.wipfandstock.com

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