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Jonathan M Platter

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Jonathan Platter is a Wesleyan theologian born and raised in the US Midwest. He has taught theology at Cambridge, London School of Theology, Nazarene Theological College, and Southern Nazarene University and his work has been published in The Journal for Theological Interpretation of Scripture, The Heythrop Journal, Pro Ecclesia, Scottish Journal of Theology, and Wesleyan Theological Journal.

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	The Simplicity of God: A Theological Invitation it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Divine Simplicity and the Triune Identity: A Critical Dialogue with the Theological Metaphysics of Robert W. Jenson (Theologische Bibliothek Töpelmann Book 195) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sanctifying Theology: At the Intersections of Wesleyan Theology, Dogmatics, and Practice—A Festschrift in Honour of Thomas A. Noble by Jacob Lett, Jonathan M Platter (Goodreads Author) (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Beloved

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Reading the Bible on Turtle Island: An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation

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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas

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