The Practice of the Body of Christ: Human Agency in Pauline Theology After MacIntyre

by Colin D. Miller

Book Overview

The Practice of the Body of Christ begins a conversation between "apocalyptic" interpretations of the Apostle Paul and the contemporary revival in "virtue ethics." It argues that the human actor's place in Pauline theology has long been captive to theological concerns foreign to Paul and that we can discern in Paul a classical account of human action that Alasdair MacIntyre's work helps to recover. Such an account of agency helps ground an apocalyptic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610972678
• ISBN13: 9781610972673
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Pickwick Publications
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"