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The Influence of the Greek Father's Doctrine of Theosis on John Wesley's Doctrine of Perfection

出版	University of Toronto, 2015
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=W6hEzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋Abstract Since the time of John Wesley, periodic questions about the patristic influences and sources of his work have been raised. This is particularly the case with Wesley's pneumatology. Addressing these questions will assist researchers in determining to what extent Wesley's influences and sources emerged from the Eastern Church Fathers who lived prior to the fifth century. To accomplish such, this dissertation will also attempt to determine if an Eastern influence was primary in its influence or was it mediated in a secondary fashion through the patristic renaissance in the Church of England, beginning in the sixteenth century. The major challenge of the research is Wesley's own declared intention of not sourcing much of his own writing. The chosen method of research for this dissertation is the Comparative Methodology, which entails analyzing comparatively, in as much detail as possible, selected works of Wesley, several Anglican Divines, along with a defined number of Eastern Church Fathers. Although the results of this research clearly demonstrate an Eastern influence on Wesley, it also suggests that the potential for influence from the Anglican Divines of Wesley's era cannot be completely eliminated. Within the Eastern influence, the results point to a more diversified influence, that is, influence emerging from a greater number of Eastern Fathers than has perhaps been measured to this juncture. These results will provide future researchers with a broader foundation from which to examine even in greater detail the sources detailed in this work.