The Practice of the Body of Christ: Human Agency in Pauline Theology after MacIntyre - Softcover

Miller, Colin D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0227174607 ISBN 13: 9780227174609

Publisher: James Clarke and Co Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

'The Practice of the Body of Christ' begins a conversation between "apocalyptic" interpretations of the Apostle Paul and "virtue ethics" interpretations. 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, an account 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. Miller first offers a critique of some contemporary accounts of agency in Paul in the light of MacIntyre's work. Three exegetical chapters then establish a "MacIntyrian" re-reading of central parts of the Letter to the Romans. Finally, a concluding chapter offers theological syntheses and prospects for future research.

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About the Author

Father Colin D. Miller (PhD, Duke University) is Associate Rector for Urban Ministry at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh, North Carolina, and a member of Peter Maurin Catholic Worker House in Durham, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: James Clarke and Co Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0227174607
• ISBN 13: 9780227174609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 226