Term
Emanation
A concept of God's relationship to the world as an outflow or irradiation, like light from the sun, rather than as an artisan to an artifact.
Filed underTheology Proper
Definition
A way of thinking which understands God's relationship to the world of which he is the origin in terms of outflow or irradiation, like light from the sun, rather than of an artisan's relationship to the artefact which he makes.
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- Antitype of
- AeonsTerm
- Narrower than
Sources
- 1.Alan Richardson and John Bowden The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983). 176Original citation: Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983, 176.
Last revised August 14, 2026