Embracing the past--forging the future
Subtitle: a new generation of Wesleyan theology
By: edited by Wm. Andrew Schwartz and John M. Bechtold ; afterword by Michael Lodahl
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781498208437
Subjects: Doctrines; Doctrinal Theology; Methodist Church
Description: The times they are a-changin'. As such, our theology needs to adapt--to be responsive to the changing landscape. The idea for Embracing the Past--Forging the Future: A New Generation of Wesleyan Theology came from our assessment that Wesleyan theology has yet to fully adapt to this changing landscape, and that the future of Wesleyan theology requires the bringing together of old and new voices. The difficult task of balancing between continuity and change--keeping up with the developments of our culture and staying true to the roots of our tradition--requires the dual focus of looking forward and backward simultaneously. In this volume, we have brought together contributions by young Wesleyan scholars (graduate students and junior faculty) as a way of illustrating and articulating a new generation of Wesleyan theology. These younger voices demonstrate the desire to push Wesleyan theology in new directions. Additionally, we have included contributions from senior scholars who have been doing important work and who have already made significant contributions to Wesleyan theology. This is not simply the "old guard" but the voices of scholars who continue to make a profound impact on Wesleyan theology.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Part 1.; title: Wesleyanism and the "post" generation --; title: Introduction : Alter-Methodist global identity  -- Edward Antonio; title: Wesleyan theology beyond the Wesleys : a "post-modern" proposal  -- John M. Bechtold; title: Blues conversion as third act of grace : towards post-colonial ministerial practices  -- Orlando R. Serrano, Jr.; title: Wesleyanism after religion : an exercise in Christian ethics amidst the social-conscious turn of the post-Christian "nones"  -- Nell Becker Sweeden -- Part 2.; title: Wesleyanism in a pluralistic context --; title: Introduction : Rejoicing in a new generation  -- John B. Cobb, Jr.; title: Comparative theology : Wesleyan theology in a pluralistic context  -- Wm. Andrew Schwartz; title: Global Wesleyanism : beyond homogeneity and isolationism  -- Dick O. Eugenio; title: The hermeneutics of Wesley and "Wesleyan hermeneutics"  -- Ben Boeckel -- Part 3.; title: Renewing classical Wesleyanism --; title: Introduction : Back to a Wesleyan future via a usable past  -- Susie C. Stanley; title: Intra-Methodist ecumenism? : the (pan)denominational search for Methodistic Methodism  -- Andrew J. Wood; title: Resisting race : John Wesley's championing of universal human dignity  -- Tamara E. Lewis; title: John Wesley the faithful Arminian  -- Rusty E. Brian; title: Afterword -- Michael Lodahl.