Villa La Paz Newsletters

Koinonia: the anglicisation of a Greek word that means communion by intimate participation. It embraces concepts conveyed by the English

Theosis: “deification,” participation in the nature of God Theosis is the understanding that human beings can have real union with

Incarnation: Christian Theol. effectuation of the hypostatic union through the conception of the second person of the Trinity in the

communion: the act of sharing; possession in common; participation; a sharing in, or celebration of the Eucharist, or Holy Communion;

Anawin: A Hebrew term meaning overwhelmed by want, representing the poor, those that are aware of their dependence upon God

mysticism: the doctrines or beliefs of mystics, specif., the doctrine that it is possible to achieve communion with God through

Incarnation: Christian Theol. effectuation of the hypostatic union through the conception of the second person of the Trinity in the

Trinity: Christian Theol. the union of the three divine persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one Godhead Webster’s New

grace: Theol. a) the unmerited love and favor of God toward mankind b) divine influence acting in a person to

Theosis: Participating in and partaking of God’s divinity. Union with God Website Frimmin.com Theosis is translated as “deification” or “to