The anagogical sense of Scripture is that which identifies the ways in which the church’s participation in its heavenly existence is expressed and taught. Anagogical interpretation highlights the eschatological tension between the “now and not yet” of the experience of redemption but gives this tension an unapologetic priority over the way it is too often relegated to the backroom of “last things.” The book introduces and explores the anagogical imagination as the capacity to live in this tension while appropriating more consciously the fullness of one’s ascended identity in Christ. "Scripture is meant to be read with the end in mind. James McCullough rightly suggests that this means nothing less than that our reading must be situated within the life of the risen Christ. Deifying Vision , therefore, aims to transfigure our imagination so that it is 'lifted up' (angagogy). McCullough's book draws deeply from the Christian tradition, East and West, wisely steering the church away from its often-narrow preoccupation with history and morality so that we may share in God's own contemplation of the world." --Hans Boersma, Nashotah House Theological Seminary "Since a friend gave me a taste of the rare wine Château d'Yquem, many lesser wines have been rendered nearly undrinkable. Likewise, those who have tasted ancient Christian exegesis, resounding in fourfold richness, may deem other modes of reading to be mere grape juice. In this accessible book, Dr. McCullough brings the priceless vintage of ancient Christian interpretation out of the cellar, freely and generously pouring. Reading it, we hear the master vintner: 'Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink.'" --Matthew J. Milliner, Wheaton College "Given the enormous pressures of reductionism in our contemporary world, we need ways of seeing reality and reading Scripture that embrace the fullness of God's redemptive mission. McCullough's book does precisely that: inviting us to engage Scripture and our worshipping lives with imaginations attuned to God's promised future when all things will be united and transfigured in Christ." --Wesley Vander Lugt, theologian James McCullough teaches theology and biblical studies in the archdiocese of St Louis. He is the author of Sense and Spirituality: The Arts and Spiritual Formation and with Philip Krill, Life in the Trinity: The Mystery of God and Human Deification. Philip Krill is a priest in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He is the author of several books, including More Than Conquerors: The Pauline Mysticism of Romans 8 and La Point Vierge: Meditations on the Mystery of Presence .