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=asburyjournal10.7252/Journal.01.2026S.10
http://repository.anu.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1303
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).