Wesleyan Perspectives on Human Flourishing - Paperback

by Dean G. Smith (Editor), Rob A. Fringer (Editor)

Human flourishing is an ever-expanding concept that crosses geographic, ethnic, cultural, and religious lines as persons, both individually and corporately, seek to find happiness, fulfillment, and purpose. This book brings together well-established and burgeoning Wesleyan scholars to consider not only John and Charles Wesley's understanding of human flourishing but the broader Wesleyan perspectives on contemporary issues such as calling, creation care, healthcare, education, technological enhancements, death and dying, and more. Throughout these chapters the complexities and challenges of life, both past and present, are explored and grappled with, and we are reminded over and again that God is the ultimate source of flourishing.

Author Biography

Dean G. Smith is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Philosophy and Dean of Students at Nazarene Theological College, Australia & New Zealand, research supervision faculty member for Sydney College of Divinity and Flinders University, and Director of the Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research. He co-edited A Plain Account of Christian Faithfulness (Wipf & Stock).



Rob A. Fringer is Principal and Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Biblical Language at Nazarene Theological College, Australia & New Zealand, research supervision faculty member for Sydney College of Divinity and Flinders University, and Honorary Research fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland. He has written and edited numerous books including Paul's Corporate Christophany (Pickwick) and A Plain Account of Christian Faithfulness (Wipf & Stock).