"Draw me after you": toward an erotic theosis

Aaron B. Davis

doi:10.1017/S0036930622000990

"Draw me after you": toward an erotic theosis

Aaron B. Davis^*

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School of Divinity

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Abstract

In this article I propose an erotic theosis as a fruitful possibility for conceptualising our final participation in union with God in the beatific vision and for imaging said participation on earth. Particularly, I propose a synthesis of recent work from Oliver Crisp on theosis with that of Sarah Coakley on sexual desire as an especially helpful way in which to conceive of our ever-deepening participation in God's love. Further, this synthesis uses contributions from Erin Dufault-Hunter on the intersections of sexual desire and ethics as a catalyst for its recommendations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	139-152
Number of pages	14
Journal	Scottish Journal of Theology
Volume	76
Issue number	2
Early online date	7 Feb 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0036930622000990
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2023

Keywords

Desire
Divination
Sarah Coakley
Oliver Crisp
Erin Dufault-Hunter
Theosis

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