We prefer language of "likeness theology": becoming likeChrist; taking on the likeness of Christ or the mind of Christ, following in the footsteps of Christ (e.g., 2 Cor. 3:18, where Christians, "who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit" [NIV]).
Martin Luther talked about how the Christian becomes like "little Christs." But for early theosis theologians, "divinization" meant less taking on the divine attributes than taking on the divine ambition and activity in the world — compassion, outreach, and self-denial. Christians can grow more and more into the likeness of Christ; become more godlike, and enjoy more communion with God, yet there is no ontological participation in the divine.
— Leonard Sweet, SoulTsunami