{"product_id":"mercy-immense-and-free-victor-a-shepherd-9781772360356","title":"Mercy Immense and Free: Essays in Wesleyan History and Theology","description":"In \u003ci\u003eMercy Immense and Free\u003c\/i\u003e, Victor Shepherd explores the context of John Wesley's theology in four dimensions: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - intellectual: Wesley's grounding in Patristics and Anglican theology;\u003cbr\u003e - theological: his simultaneous acceptance of and penetration of Reformation theology through his insight that the \u003ci\u003epurpose\u003c\/i\u003e of justification by faith is the sanctification of believers, the church, and the world;\u003cbr\u003e -religious: his pioneering development of systems of accountability and support for Christians forgiven of their sins but longing for release from the habituation of their sins;\u003cbr\u003e and social: his communal understanding of holiness as \"social holiness.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Shepherd also probes: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -how Wesley's theology is uniquely poised to inform a broader and deeper ecumenicism, not only because of his adaptation of Reformation theology but also because of his orientation toward the Eastern Fathers;\u003cbr\u003e -the way Wesley's theology is deep enough to sustain his emphasis on \"practical divinity\" - theology not based on speculation but to the concrete patterns of the people of God in their engagement with the treachery of their own hearts and the turbulence of the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victor a. Shepherd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 177236035X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772360356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BPS Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Victor a. Shepherd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129615118591,"sku":"9781772360356","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_61d8f429-cec0-4460-94fa-7f83150d76e1.jpg?v=1687464872","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mercy-immense-and-free-victor-a-shepherd-9781772360356","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}