William J. Abraham (1947–2021)
Auteur de The Logic of Evangelism
A propos de l'auteur
William J. Abraham is Albert Cook Outler Professor of Wesley Studies and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University
Œuvres de William J. Abraham
Canonical Theism: A Proposal for Theology and the Church (2008) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 74 exemplaires
Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia: The Healing of Doctrine in The United Methodist Church (1995) 40 exemplaires
Divine Revelation and the Limits of Historical Criticism (Oxford Scholarly Classics) (1981) 17 exemplaires
The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies (2009) — Directeur de publication; Contributeur — 13 exemplaires
Divine agency and divine action. exploring and evaluating the debate / Volume I (2017) 8 exemplaires
Divine agency and divine action. soundings in the christian tradition / Volume II (2017) 6 exemplaires
The Rationality of Religious Belief: Essays in Honour of Basil Mitchell (1987) — Directeur de publication — 6 exemplaires
Art of Evangelism: Evangelism Carefully Crafted into the Life of the Local Church (2009) 5 exemplaires
El arte de la evangelización : la evangelización ajustada a la vida de la iglesia local (2006) 2 exemplaires
Revelation and the Limits of Historical Criticism 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
God and the Philosophers: The Reconciliation of Faith and Reason (1994) — Contributeur — 266 exemplaires
The Community of the Word: Toward an Evangelical Ecclesiology (2005) — Contributeur — 125 exemplaires
Permanent Things: Toward the Recovery of a More Human Scale at the End of the Twentieth Century (1995) — Contributeur — 88 exemplaires
Oxford Readings in Philosophical Theology: Volume 2: Providence, Scripture, and Resurrection (2009) — Contributeur — 18 exemplaires
The Routledge Companion to Modern Christian Thought (Routledge Religion Companions) (2013) — Contributeur — 13 exemplaires
From the Margins: A Celebration of the Theological Work of Donald W. Dayton (Princeton Theological Monograph) (2007) — Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Abraham, William James
- Date de naissance
- 1947-12-19
- Date de décès
- 2021-10-07
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- Northern Ireland, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- USA
UK - Études
- University of Oxford (Regent's Park College|DPhil|1977)
Asbury Theological Seminary (MDiv|1973)
Queen's University Belfast (AB|Philosophy and Psychology) - Professions
- cleric
seminary professor - Organisations
- Seattle Pacific University
Harvard Divinity School
Southern Methodist University (Perkins School of Theology)
United Methodist Church
Baylor University
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 34
- Aussi par
- 12
- Membres
- 947
- Popularité
- #27,152
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 66
- Langues
- 1
This is an extraordinary book. It has 120 pages of text, and I learned more than I have from books two or three times as long. In addition, it has a bibliography and index. I will definitely keep this series in mind when I want to learn about a topic. Abraham is (in my experience), a much more traditional and devout person than many other Methodists, or indeed members of mainline churches. I will leave aside the issue of whether or not Methodism is a mainline church, but Abraham addresses this.
Abraham's hope is for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit to energize Methodists and their church, rather than stricter biblical interpretations or focus on service. Service, a very important part of the faith, and would be based upon the pouring out of grace, rather a mission statement like a secular service organization. He has confidence that the church will continue.
I was raised in the Methodist church, and at eighteen, having learned very little about Christianity in general, and virtually nothing about Methodism, I left. In my exit interview, I asked the minister what it meant to be a Methodist. There was an embarassed silence until I took pity on him and changed the subject. I am now an atheist. In my opinion, the purpose of a religion is a relationship with its deity; if one wants to do good works, there are plenty of secular organizations, and one avoids the expense of a church building.
Abraham discusses Albert Outler (1908-89), who was one of the most important thinkers in modern Methodism. (I never of heard of him, of course.) Outler believed theological diversity, which he saw as a strength. This may be fine for adults, but children are the rocks through many intellectual glass houses. People seem to have difficulty understanding that children start out near zero; it means nothing to tell them that a subject has been discussed for 150 years. They weren't there for it. If a church is going to have theological diversity, what is it going to teach it's children? -- nothing, in my experience. I read in one book that the adult Methodists never worried too much about the kids. They often left the church in early adulthood, but then they got married, had children, and returned. That's no longer happening with most -- like me, many stay away. I suspect that many churches shy away from discussing what the adults believe: too much potential for conflict. A Methodist friend of mine loves the traditional liturgy, but is also proud of how much of it he doesn't believe. He may enjoy tripping down memory lane, but it means nothing to anyone who hasn't had similar experiences.
The main point I want to make in this review however, is not the failings of the Methodist Church as I see it, but the excellence of the book!… (plus d'informations)