The practice of the body of Christ : human agency in Pauline theology after MacIntyre

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The practice of the body of Christ : human agency in Pauline theology after MacIntyre

Title remainder

human agency in Pauline theology after MacIntyre

Statement of responsibility

Colin Miller

Creator

• Miller, Colin Douglas, 1978-

Author

• Miller, Colin Douglas, 1978-

Subject

• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Electronic books
• MacIntyre, Alasdair C
• MacIntyre, Alasdair C
• Paul, the Apostle, Saint
• Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- Criticism and interpretation
• RELIGION -- Biblical Studies | New Testament
• RELIGION -- Biblical Studies | Paul's Letters
• Bible, Epistles of Paul
• Bible, Epistles of Paul -- Criticism, interpretation, etc

Genre

• Electronic books
• Criticism, interpretation, etc

Language

eng

Summary

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 reading of Paul by recovering the centrality of the church and its day-to-day Christic practices, specifically, but not exclusively, the Eucharist. To demonstrate this Miller first offers a critique of some contemporary accounts of agency in Paul in light of MacIntyre's work. Three exegetical chapters then establish a "MacIntyrian" rereading of central parts of the letter to the Romans. A concluding chapter offers theological syntheses and prospects for future research

Member of

• Princeton theological monograph series, 200

Cataloging source

UKMGB

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no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Princeton theological monograph series

Series volume

200