“”What the West translates as “nature” is the Greek word “ousia” which in the above quote is translated as “essence”.””
Please forgive my ignorance on this ,but it seems like a translation error rather than what the west actually teaches.
I came across this article ,which I thought was pretty good
http://www.antiochian.org/node/16916
“Please forgive my ignorance on this ,but it seems like a translation error rather than what the west actually teaches.”
Sadly, it is not a translation mistake. The West quite positively has taught that man can share in the divine nature.