Book Review: Assessing Christocentric and Trinitarian Theism: An Open Dialogue with T. A. Noble, Dennis Kinlaw, Allan Coppedge, and William Ury
Abstract
This review essay analyses three works by Wesleyan theologians:
T. A. Noble’s Christian Theology, Volume 1, and two contributions from the
Francis Asbury Society: Christology as Theology by William M. Ury and
Trinitarian Theology by Allan Coppedge, which articulate Christocentric
Theism and Trinitarian Theism. While appreciating some aspects of these
approaches, the essay raises critical concerns: the tendency to minimize
the role of progressive revelation, the need for greater attention to divine
accommodation and pedagogy, the danger of collapsing theology into a
narrow Christonomism, and the risk of cultural insularity in global contexts.
The article contributes to ongoing dialogue within Wesleyan theology,
cautioning against methodological imbalances.
URI
https://place.asburyseminary.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2669&context=asburyjournalhttp://repository.anu.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1250
Publisher
The Asbury Journal
Description
J. Russell Frazier is an associate professor and Coordinator of the Ph.D.
and D.Min. Programs at Africa Nazarene University. He received, in 2011,
a Ph.D. from The University of Manchester, where his research focused
on the theology of John William Fletcher (1729-1785). He serves as the
production editor for Transform: A Journal of Biblical, Theological, and
Practical Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, has published several articles,
and a book entitled True Christianity: The Doctrine of Dispensations in the
Thought of John William Fletcher (1729-1785).
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