Wesley, Aquinas, and Christian Perfection
«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»
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. Les mer
Logg inn for å se din bonus
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Baylor University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781481309455
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«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»
«This study will not only be useful for the technical analysis it gives to a significant aspect of Methodist and Catholic witness to the common tradition, but it will also provide a stimulus for further studies verifying the agreement claimed in the Joint Declaration and potentially enriching the sharing of a spiritual life to which both Wesley and Aquinas were committed in their own time and historical contexts. -- Jeffrey Gros, F.S.C, Memphis Theological Seminary -- Journal of Ecumenical Studies»