Orthodox and Wesleyan Ecclesiology

by S.T. Kimbrough Jr. (Editor)

This collection of essays addresses the question: What does it mean to be the Church? Focusing on the theme "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church: Ecclesiology and the Gathered Community," the presentations derive from the Fourth Consultation on Orthodox and Wesleyan Spirituality convened at St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary in January 2006, sponsored by the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church and the faculty of St. Vladimir's.

Presenters, using doctrines and methodology from their distinct traditions, further consider the place of the church in a person's spiritual life, including the concepts of obedience, discipline, and authority in the community.

299 pages, Paperback

First published November 30, 2007

Reviews

[John Crowe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This publication plus two others is the result of several years of work where we find a wealth of evidence based on careful scholarship documenting a significant amount of common ground between Orthodox and Wesleyan theology.


Kimbrough, Jr., S.T. (ed). (2002) Orthodox and Wesleyan Spirituality. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press.


_____, (ed) (2005) Orthodox and Wesleyan Scriptural Understanding and Practice. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press.


All of this work contributed to a powerful book digging into theosis and sanctification as seen in the book,

_____, and Bouteneff, P. (2016) Partakers of the Life Divine: Participation in the Divine Nature in the Writings of Charles Wesley. Eugene, Oregon: Cascade Books.