南神神學院圖書館

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-196)

Holiness and anthropology in the Holiness tradition -- Holiness in John Wesley's thought -- Phoebe Palmer's revivalist altar theology -- Daniel Steele and the theology of the Holiness movement -- Mildred Bangs Wynkoop's neo-Wesleyan critique of Holiness theology -- Anthropological considerations -- Wynkoop's relational model -- Steele's eradicationist anthropology -- Palmer's rationalism -- Wesley and the habituation of the affections -- Core anthropological assumptions -- A neuroscientific perspectiveon the nature of human being -- The curious case of Phineas Gage -- The anatomy and physiology of the human brain -- Tthe brain and the will : reason, emotion, and decision making -- The neurology of religious experience and practice -- Implications for an anthropology and theology of holiness -- A sociological perspective on the nature of human being -- The social construction of reality -- Religion and the construction of reality -- Society, religion, and persons -- Sociology, reductionism, and human transcendence -- Implications for an anthropology and theology of holiness -- A psychological perspective on the nature of human being -- Psychological models in the thought of Freud -- Erikson and Freud -- Human development and the life cycle -- The stages of the life cycle -- Religion and ritual through the life cycle -- Implications for an anthropology and theology of holiness -- Weaving things together : a theological anthropology in light of the sciences -- The deficiency of traditional Holiness models -- Anthropological models in the holiness tradition -- The problematic nature of traditional Holiness models -- Challenges to a theology of holiness -- Reductionistic materialism and determinism -- Complexity and ambiguity -- A constructive model of human being in light of sciences -- Human being as a multidimensional unity -- Human being as an individual center of relatedness -- Human being as a structured dynamism -- Human being as embedded freedom -- Conclusion -- Responsibility and grace : anthropological foundations for an interpretation of holiness -- Called unto holiness : holiness and grace in the Wesleyan-holiness tradition -- Holiness of heart and the image of God -- The disoriented image : original sin, estrangement, and the fall -- The Wesleyan-holiness account of sin -- Erikson and the development of the moral image -- Excursus : Erikson and the Irenaean account of original sin -- Berger and the social nature of the moral image -- The disoriented image, ambiguity, and human estrangement --Reconciliation : the reordering of the image of God -- Christian holiness and the fullness of being human -- Christian perfection and the symbols of perfection -- Revalorizing traditional symbols of perfection -- Resources for new symbols of perfection :developmental theory -- Resources for new symbols of perfection : social theory -- Sanctification and the means of grace -- Assurance and the means of discernment -- Additional issues for consideration