THEOSIS AND ICONS
International Conference
This event explores the topic of theosis or deification with a particular reference to the theme of the icon. Philosophical questions of aesthetics, anthropology, epistemology and theology converge in the ancient theological problem of construing the relationship between theosis and icon, image and archetype. Furthermore, while this theme is deeply entrenched in the Eastern Christian tradition, the topic can be fruitfully discussed in a comparative religious context: how does the Christian perspective relate to Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist approaches? Even within Christianity, the theme is controversial and the subject of vexed debate. And how, moreover, can this topic be relevant for secular culture?
