By Panayiotis Nellas (English translation 1987), arguing that the Orthodox Christian understanding of the human person is defined not by nature alone but by its orientation toward deification (theosis) in Christ.
Made the patristic theology of theosis accessible to English-speaking audiences; established that Orthodox anthropology is fundamentally Christological — the human being is understood as garments of skin awaiting transformation in Christ.
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