Wesley, Aquinas, and Christian Perfection

An Ecumenical Dialogue

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Employing fresh, innovative readings, Edgardo Colon-Emeric examines and underscores the centrality of the concept of perfection for the theologies of Thomas Aquinas and John Wesley--and finds them, surprisingly, largely complementary. Utilizing the image of a ""kneeling ecumenism,"" he offers a practical account of how ecumenical conversations can move forward. At a time when many Methodists struggle to understand Catholicism and many Catholics know little of Wesley and Methodism, this stimulating work provides the church as a whole a communal grammar of holiness, in demonstrating how the theologies of perfection of Aquinas and Wesley have significant messages for both groups.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-02-14
Mått:152 x 228 x 17 mm
Vikt:440 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:300
Förlag:Baylor University Press
ISBN:9781481309455

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Edgardo A. Colón-Emeric is Assistant Research Professor of Theology and Hispanic Studies, Duke University Divinity School. He lives in Bahama, North Carolina.

Recensioner i media

This carefully crafted and original work will help Protestants to understand Aquinas, and Catholics John Wesley, better, and thus both to approach one another 'by drawing attention to the primacy of prayer and the ministry of the saints (p 183).' -- Paul Ellingworth -- Journal of Theological Studies

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Methodists and Catholics in DialogueChapter 1: Wesley on Christian PerfectionChapter 2: Wesley on the Way to Christian PerfectionChapter 3: Aquinas on PerfectionChapter 4: Aquinas on the Way to PerfectionChapter 5: Dialogue on the BeatitudesChapter 6: Dialogue on PerfectionChapter 7: Prospects for PerfectionAppendix: Aquinas on Women and the Image of GodBibliography