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ianmrowland's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
In many ways this is a book all about what it means to be human and seeking after God. Titled as a Christology and bracketed with the ideas of deification of humanity (theosis) this focuses almost exclusively on the reality of Jesus’s humanity and how our humanity can learn and emulate his. It uses Mark’s gospel and alternates chapters of reflection on Jesus with chapters applying those lessons to ourselves as seekers after God and human beings created in His likeness.
It is a grand undertaking but not so much a Christology but more an anthropology of theosis.
It is a grand undertaking but not so much a Christology but more an anthropology of theosis.
johnadonaghy's review against another edition
5.0
This is a gem - for the person who is serious about being a disciple of Christ.
Australian Cistercian Michael Casey intersperses chapters on the Gospel of Mark with significant material for personal spiritual growth.
But this is no mere commentary. It is a book, based in the scriptures and in the writings of the early fathers and the early Cistercians to reveal how Jesus is fully human and fully divine and how we are called to be "sharers in the divine nature."
Very much influenced by the early Christian understanding of 'divinization' or, as the Orthodox call it "Theosis," Father Casey challenges many "spiritualistic" understandings of Jesus and many "materialistic" notions of our humanity.
As he writes on the last page: "We are divinized to the extent that nothing of our humanity is denied, despised, or ignored, when nothing what makes us human is lost or left behind."
This is a challenging work - offering unique understandings of Jesus and of our human nature.
It is a book that needs to be savored - read carefully, one chapter at a time. At times, I would read one section and rest in the idea for ten or fifteen minutes. It's that kind of a book.
Australian Cistercian Michael Casey intersperses chapters on the Gospel of Mark with significant material for personal spiritual growth.
But this is no mere commentary. It is a book, based in the scriptures and in the writings of the early fathers and the early Cistercians to reveal how Jesus is fully human and fully divine and how we are called to be "sharers in the divine nature."
Very much influenced by the early Christian understanding of 'divinization' or, as the Orthodox call it "Theosis," Father Casey challenges many "spiritualistic" understandings of Jesus and many "materialistic" notions of our humanity.
As he writes on the last page: "We are divinized to the extent that nothing of our humanity is denied, despised, or ignored, when nothing what makes us human is lost or left behind."
This is a challenging work - offering unique understandings of Jesus and of our human nature.
It is a book that needs to be savored - read carefully, one chapter at a time. At times, I would read one section and rest in the idea for ten or fifteen minutes. It's that kind of a book.
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