In Your Light We See Light
- Theology
- Publisher: Lexham Academic (Lexham Press)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
"And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."--John 17:3In Your Light We See Light argues that the doctrine of illumination is Trinitarian and participatory. We cannot know God apart from God. The Triune God transfers us from darkness to light, so we may see him, ourselves, and the world anew. Illumination is not merely cognitive; it turns a heart of stone into a heart of flesh. It involves life with God--hearing and being transformed by God's Word. Paul C. Uyen begins with Scripture before retrieving the doctrine of illumination from Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Reformed traditions and revealing their areas of tension. Uyen articulates a Reformed perspective in conversation with other traditions.
Endorsements (14)
“As this carefully researched and well-argued work exhibits, union with Christ is inseparable from illumination from the Father, in the Son, by the Spirit. Joining the great conversation across Christian traditions and eras, Uyen pushes us into the deep end to reawaken our interest in this crucial reality. It’s not only intellectually stimulating but spiritually edifying—indeed, illuminating!”
“of illumination in relation to being united to Christ, he has opened up yet another rich, biblical avenue to this glorious truth. I am so glad this book now exists, and I hope it is read far and wide.”
“What a rich historical and theological treatment of illumination. Through both a creative employment of participation and by being genuinely Trinitarian in orientation—and not relegating illumination merely to the Spirit—Paul C. Uyen has offered us a real treat in this volume. I know much good will be generated as a result of his valuable contribution.”
“charity and understanding to the broad assembly of illumined believers across the church. Beyond exegesis and retrieval, he proffers a Reformed dogmatic account of the economy of illumination. This is a work to be read more than once.”
“This is a beautiful book. Paul C. Uyen’s In Your Light We See Light is a standard-bearer on theological retrieval in service of positive, dogmatic construal. Uyen draws deeply from the waters of Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and the Reformed tradition on the economy of divine illumination to set forth a truly catholic and truly Reformed doctrine. Not only is this work a real triumph of scholarship, it is also profoundly edifying.”
“which unites persons with Christ and communion with God. Paul Uyen brings together a close reading of the Bible and a generously ecumenical explication of Christian tradition in service of a lively dogmatic account of the ‘economy of illumination.’ He ably guides the reader towards a deeper understanding of God’s illumination that transforms the minds and hearts of Christian disciples. This wise and insightful study enlightens our doctrinal understanding and in so doing leads us to live before God with deeper prayer, devotion, and obedience.”
“The doctrine of illumination is frequently reduced in its scope to a narrow set of epistemological and hermeneutical concerns. Paul Uyen convincingly demonstrates to the contrary that illumination is a unifying theme of redemptive history and thus a vital locus of Christian theology.”
“What does it mean to participate in God? Uyen addresses this important question through a wide-ranging study of the way in which divine illumination has been conceived in the Bible and several key theological traditions. A truly valuable overview of the doctrine and an innovative study of its relevance to Christian life and thought today.”
“Paul Uyen has done a great service by offering a fully Trinitarian theology of God’s illumination of those he calls to faith in Jesus. What a privilege and blessing is communion with the Lord. And what a blessing to be reminded in this marvelous monograph of the ways in which God’s people are enabled to walk in the light of God himself in Christ by the power of the Spirit.”
“illumination pulses with joy. He enriches evangelical understanding by connecting illumination more organically to inseparable Trinitarian operations, to participation in Christ, to varied traditions and practices—and ultimately to the heart and the body along with the mind.”
“In In Your Light We See Light, Dr. Uyen richly incorporates the doctrine of illumination with participation in Christ. The reader will benefit greatly not only from the content itself but also by observing the erudite integration of biblical, historical, and dogmatic theology. This work, with a winsome wisdom and depth, invites all those who are ‘in Christ’ to ‘gaze upon the beauty of the Lord’ (Ps 27:4).”
“Like the apostle, Paul Uyen is not content to explain the theology of illumination. He writes to help us feel the light that has set his own heart on fire. Here is an exercise in Reformed catholicity that stretches mind and heart, a work of theological retrieval that revives the soul.”
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