Essentials of Wesleyan theology : a contemporary affirmation / Paul A. Mickey ; [edited by Ralph Woodworth and Gerard Terpstra]. [print]

By:

Mickey, Paul A, 1937- [Author]

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Contemporary evangelical perspectives | Contemporary evangelical perspectivesPublication details: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan Pub. House, [(c)1980.Description: 185 pages ; 21 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

0310391512

Uniform titles:

Junaluska Affirmation of Scriptural Christianity for United Methodists.

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LOC classification:

BX8331.2.E874 1980
BX8331.2.T322.E874 1980

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Contents:

The Junaluska Affirmation Preamble The holy Trinity God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit Humanity The holy Scriptures Salvation The church Ethics.

Summary: Few Methodists will agree with every statement in Paul Mickey's commentary on the Junaluska Affirmation. But its Wesleyan clarification of the meaning of the affirmation and its avoidance of an obscurantist theology make it clear that no theological chasm separates its supporters from other United Methodists. Our differences are fruitful for continuing discussion within a shared tradition, and we hope that Mickey's irenic formulations will stop any tendency to mutual anathemas and encourage healthy ongoing debate among Wesleyan thinkers. That debate may be most important in the area of ethics, where Mickey's otherwise helpful exposition fails to develop the openness of the affirmation itself to deal responsibly with the great public issues of our time. - John B. Cobb, Jr., on back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library Circulating Collection - First Floor	Non-fiction	BX8331.2.M48 1980 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923000460119

Includes text of the Junaluska Affirmation of Scriptural Christianity for United Methodists.

The Junaluska Affirmation Preamble The holy Trinity God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit Humanity The holy Scriptures Salvation The church Ethics.

Few Methodists will agree with every statement in Paul Mickey's commentary on the Junaluska Affirmation. But its Wesleyan clarification of the meaning of the affirmation and its avoidance of an obscurantist theology make it clear that no theological chasm separates its supporters from other United Methodists. Our differences are fruitful for continuing discussion within a shared tradition, and we hope that Mickey's irenic formulations will stop any tendency to mutual anathemas and encourage healthy ongoing debate among Wesleyan thinkers. That debate may be most important in the area of ethics, where Mickey's otherwise helpful exposition fails to develop the openness of the affirmation itself to deal responsibly with the great public issues of our time. - John B. Cobb, Jr., on back cover.

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