Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition - Russell, Norman (Formerly Vice-Provost of the London Oratory, now an independent scholar)

Deification was not only a pagan concept but a metaphor for a deeply Christian view of the purpose of human life. Norman Russell brings together much recent research on the Church Fathers from the second to the seventh centuries, offering an analysis of their spiritual teaching and setting it within the context of the times.