04935cam a2200625Mi 4500 ocn861536271 OCoLC 20200709060156.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 131008s2013 enk ob 001 0 eng d E7B eng rda pn E7B OCLCO IDEBK N$T OCLCO EBLCP HEBIS YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCO JSTOR 884647881 901595359 9780227901915 (electronic bk.) 0227901916 (electronic bk.) 9780227174135 (OCoLC)861536271 (OCoLC)884647881 (OCoLC)901595359 22573/ctt1cg8gbr JSTOR BT765 .N63 2013eb REL 067100 bisacsh REL067110 bisacsh 234.8 MAIN Noble, T. A. Holy trinity, holy people : the theology of Christian perfecting / T.A. Noble. Cambridge : James Clarke & Co., 2013. 1 online resource (252 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier The Didsbury lectures ; 2012 Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 8, 2013). Front Cover; The Didsbury Lectures:Series Preface; Title page ; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Preliminaries; a) Wesley's Catholic and Evangelical Doctrine; b) First Axiom: Holy Scripture; c) Second Axiom: Tradition; d) Third Axiom: Rational Spiritual Experience; e) Fourth Axiom: Trinitarian, Christocentric Shape ofChristian Theology; 2. Christian Perfecting in Holy Scripture; a) The Meaning of "Perfection"; b) Biblical Roots; c) Old Testament; d) The Synoptic Gospels and Acts; e) Holiness in the Writings of Paul; f) Christian Holiness in Romans. G) Paul's Other Lettersh) John: The Gospel and the First Epistle; i) Sanctification in Hebrews, 1 Peter, and Revelation; j) Conclusion; 3. Christian Perfecting in Church Tradition ; a) The Greek Fathers; (b) The Latin Tradition; (c) The Reformation Context; Conclusion; 4. Wesley's Doctrine of Christian Perfecting ; a) Understanding Wesley's Doctrine; c) Justification and the New Birth; d) The "Gradual Work" of Sanctification; f) An Imperfect Perfection; g) Conclusion; 5. Reformulating Wesley's Doctrine Today ; a) Wesley's Limitations; b) Two Key Concepts; c) A Revolution in our Motivation. D) Sinful Humanitye) Conclusion; 6. Christian Holiness and the Atonement; a) The Doctrine of the Atonement; b) Christian Perfecting and the Atonement; c) The Victorious King; d) The Self-Sacrificing Priest; e) The Unique Prophet; 7. Christian Holiness and the Incarnation; a) The Centrality of Christ; b) "Christ Jesus, whom God made ... our sanctification"; 8. Christian Holiness and the Holy Trinity; a) The Spirit and the Last Days; b) The Spirit and Christ; c) The Spirit and the Apostles; d) The Spirit and the Disciple Today; 9. Reflecting the Holy Trinity; a) Trinitarian Debates. B) The Wesleyan Tradition and the Trinityc) The Monotheistic Model: Holiness as Separation; d) The Trinitarian Model:Holiness as a Communion of Love; e) The Church as the Image of the Holy Trinity; Bibliography; Back Cover. Teaching on the sanctification of Christians using the difficult word ""perfection"" has been part of Christian spirituality through the centuries. The Church Fathers spoke of it and Augustine of Hippo particularly contributed his penetrating analysis of human motivation in terms of love. Medieval theologians such as Bernard of Clairvaux and Thomas Aquinas developed the tradition and wrote of levels or ""degrees"" of ""perfection"" in love. However, the doctrine has not fared well among Protestants. John Wesley was the one major Protestant leader who tried to blend this ancient tradition of Chr. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Sanctification Biblical teaching. Sanctification Christianity History of doctrines. Holiness. RELIGION Christian Theology Soteriology. bisacsh RELIGION / Christian Theology / Systematic bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Noble, T.A. Holy Trinity : Holy People. Havertown : James Clarke & Co, ©2013 9780227174135 Didsbury lectures ; 2012. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=814384 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1747679 ebrary EBRY ebr10765849 EBSCOhost EBSC 814384 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis26541307 YBP Library Services YANK 11191761 92 N$T 55115 55115