Called to be the Children of God
Edited by Carl Olson and David Vincent Meconi SJ, Ignatius, £18
There is an ancient belief that Christians can become partakers in the divine life of the Trinitarian God. It goes by many names, but is often referred to as “deification”, or becoming like God.
Certainly for any devout adherent to a monotheistic faith, the idea of us becoming gods is abhorrent. Deification refers simply to the eternal receiving of divine attributes through the merits of Jesus Christ, as children of God. This new book, subtitled The Catholic Theology of Human Deification, aims to bring a deeper understanding of this ancient belief.
