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human beings to be raised to the level of sharing the divine nature as 2 peter 1 4 states that he became human to make humans partakers of the divine nature 20 original research in john 10 34 jesus referenced psalm 82 6 when he stated is it not written in your law i have said you are gods 21 other authors stated for this is why the word became man and the son of god became the son of man so that man by entering into communion with the word and thus receiving divine sonship might become a son of god 22 for he was made man that we might be made god 23 the only begotten son of god wanting to make us sharers in his divinity assumed our nature so that he made man might make men gods 24 accusations of self deification to some degree may have been placed upon heretical groups such as the waldensians 25 26 27 28 the westminster dictionary of christian theology authored by anglican priest alan richardson 29 contains the following in an article titled deification deification greek theosis is for orthodoxy the goal of every christian man according to the bible is made in the image and likeness of god it is possible for man to become like god to become deified to become god by grace this doctrine is based on many passages of both ot and nt e g ps 82 81 6 ii peter 1 4 and it is essentially the teaching both of st paul though he tends to use the language of filial adoption cf rom 8 9 17 gal 4 5 7 and the fourth gospel cf 17 21 23 the language of ii peter is taken up by st irenaeus in his famous phrase if the word has been made man it is so that men may be made gods adv haer v pref and becomes the standard in greek theology in the fourth century st athanasius repeats irenaeus almost word for word and in the fifth century st cyril of alexandria says that we shall become sons by participation greek methexis deification is the central idea in the spirituality of st maximus the confessor for whom the doctrine is the corollary of the incarnation deification briefly is the encompassing and fulfillment of all times and ages and st symeon the new theologian at the end of the tenth century writes he who is god by nature converses with those whom he has made gods by grace as a friend converses with his friends face to face roman catholic church edit sebastiano ricci apotheosis of saint sebastian 1725 the roman catholic church does not use the term apotheosis in its theology corresponding to the greek word theosis are the latin derived words divinization and deification used in the parts of the catholic church that are of latin tradition the concept has been given less prominence in western theology than in that of the eastern catholic churches but is present in the latin church s liturgical prayers such as that of the deacon or priest when pouring wine and a little water into the chalice by the mystery of this water and wine may we come to share in the divinity of christ who humbled himself to share in our humanity 30 catholic theology stresses the concept of supernatural life a new creation and elevation a rebirth it is a participation in and partaking of the divine nature 31 cf 2 peter 1 4 in catholic teaching there is a vital distinction between natural life and supernatural life the latter being the life that god in an act of love freely gives to human beings to elevate them above their natural lives and which they receive through prayer and the sacraments indeed the catholic church sees human existence as having as its whole purpose the acquisition preservation and intensification of this supernatural life 32 deification for humans is holistic because people have a body and a soul it begins immaterially or spiritually in the soul via the infusion of sanctifying grace such as the fruit of the holy spirit in baptism spiritual deification is consummated at entry into paradise 33 full deification is achieved at the resurrection on judgment day via material or physical deification when the body is deified only saints will be fully deified whereas the damned will only be made immortal 34 the whole universe is unconditionally predestined for deification on judgment day save for humans and angels whose predestination to deification is conditioned on moral behavior 35 despite the theological differences in catholic church art depictions of the assumption of the virgin mary in art and the ascension of jesus in christian art share many similarities in composition to apotheosis subjects as do many images of saints being raised to heaven these last may use apotheosis in their modern titles early examples were often of the founders of religious orders later canonized with those of saint ignatius loyola in the church of the gesù andrea pozzo 1691 1694 to the side of the nave cupola and saint dominic in santi domenico e sisto 1674 1675 two examples in rome 2 332 the allegory of divine providence and barberini power by pietro da cortona 1630s celebrated pope urban viii and his family combining heraldic symbols including the crossed keys of the papacy and giant bees representing the barberini family with personifications 2 332 333 eastern orthodox church edit main article theosis eastern christian theology in eastern orthodox theology theosis is the transformation of oneself in union with god the theosis transformation includes a purification of the body and mind catharsis an illumination via a vision of god theoria in eastern christianity the purpose of human life is theosis according to hierotheos vlachos this process is based on direct spiritual insight gnosis rather than the rational thought or intellectual and academic pursuits primary in western christian traditions 36 mormonism edit main articles exaltation mormonism and plan of salvation latter day saints see also mormon cosmology and king follett discourse several denominations in mormonism teach the concept of apotheosis using the term exaltation 37 38 the largest denomination of mormons the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds church teaches that through exaltation many sufficiently obedient adherents will reach the highest level of salvation in the celestial kingdom and eternally live in god s presence continue as families become gods create worlds and make spirit children over whom they will govern 39 40 41 42 some more fundamentalist denominations like the fundamentalist church of jesus christ of latter day saints flds church teach that religious polygamy is required to achieve exaltation 37 the lds church no longer teaches that polygyny is a requirement for exaltation 43 wesleyan protestantism edit distinctively in wesleyan protestantism theosis sometimes implies the doctrine of entire sanctification which teaches in summary that it is the christian s goal in principle possible to achieve to live without any voluntary sin christian perfection wesleyan theologians detect the influence on wesley from the eastern fathers who saw the drama of salvation leading to the deification apotheosis of the human in order that such perfection as originally part of human nature in creation but distorted by the fall might bring fellowship with the divine 44 druze faith edit the druze faith further split from isma ilism as it developed its own unique doctrines and finally separated from both ismāʿīlīsm and islam altogether these include the belief that the imam al ḥākim bi amr allāh was god incarnate 45 46 hamza ibn ali ibn ahmad is considered the founder of the druze faith and the primary author of the druze manuscripts 47 he proclaimed that god became flesh assumed a human nature and became a man in the form of al hakim bi amr allah 45 historian david r w bryer defines the druzes as ghulat of isma ilism since they exaggerated the cult of the caliph al hakim bi amr allah and considered him divine he also defines the druzes as a religion that deviated from islam 48 he also added that as a result of this deviation the druze faith seems as different from islam as islam is from christianity or christianity is from judaism 46 the druze deify al hākim bi amr allāh attributing to him divine qualities similar to those christians attribute to jesus 49 music edit apart from the visual arts several works of classical music use the term in the titles or works or sections in french baroque music it was an alternative title to tombeau tomb or tombstone for memorial pieces for chamber forces to commemorate individuals who were friends or patrons françois couperin wrote two pieces titled as apotheoses one for arcangelo corelli le parnasse ou l apothéose de corelli and one for jean baptiste lully l apothéose de lully whose movements have titles such as enlévement de lully au parnasse the raising of lully to parnassus 50 in romantic music apotheosis sections usually contain the appearance of a theme in grand or exalted form typically as a finale the term is especially associated with the symphonic works of franz liszt where the main theme which may by and large be considered as characterizing the hero is presented in its constituent elements blown up beyond all proportions and because it is typically slowed down tremendously is split up into smaller segments 51 48 52 such a treatment has often been seen by 20th century critics as vacuous bombast 51 52 richard wagner famously used the term metaphorically in describing beethoven s seventh symphony as the apotheosis of the dance hector berlioz used apotheose as the title of the final movement of his grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale a work composed in 1846 for the dedication of a monument to france s war dead two of pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky s ballets the sleeping beauty and the nutcracker contain apotheoses as finales the same is true of ludwig minkus s la bayadère igor stravinsky composed two ballets apollo and orpheus which both contain episodes entitled apotheose the concluding tableau of maurice ravel s ma mère l oye is also titled apotheose czech composer karel husa concerned in 1970 about arms proliferation and environmental deterioration named his musical response apotheosis for this earth aram khachaturian entitled a segment of his ballet spartacus sunrise and apotheosis poetry edit samuel menashe 1925 2011 wrote a poem entitled apotheosis as did barbara kingsolver emily dickinson 1830 1886 wrote love poem 18 apotheosis the poet dejan stojanović s dancing of sounds contains the line art is apotheosis paul laurence dunbar wrote a poem entitled love s apotheosis samuel taylor coleridge wrote a poem entitled the apotheosis or the snow drop in 1787 parodic apotheoses include the conclusion of alexander pope s mock heroic the rape of the lock where the lock of hair that has caused the dispute rises to the heavens 52 the lock obtain d with guilt and kept with pain in ev ry place is sought but sought in vain but trust the muse she saw it upward rise tho mark d by none but quick poetick eyes so rome s great founder to the heav ns withdrew to proculus alone confess d in view a sudden star it shot thro liquid air 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