Wesley, Aquinas, and Christian Perfection : An Ecumenical Dialogue

Colón-Emeric, Edgardo A.

Baylor University Press（2018/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 300 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781481309455
• DDC分類 234.8

Full Description

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.

Contents

Introduction: Methodists and Catholics in Dialogue
Chapter 1: Wesley on Christian Perfection
Chapter 2: Wesley on the Way to Christian Perfection
Chapter 3: Aquinas on Perfection
Chapter 4: Aquinas on the Way to Perfection
Chapter 5: Dialogue on the Beatitudes
Chapter 6: Dialogue on Perfection
Chapter 7: Prospects for Perfection
Appendix: Aquinas on Women and the Image of God
Bibliography