The article offers a methodological reflection on the history of the reception of the works of Pseudo-Macarius (second half of the fourth century AD) in the thought of John Wesley, the English theologian and founder of the Methodist movement. The survey of the state of the art is carried out looking for motives and trends in Wesleyan scholarship. Michel de Certeau’s reflections on “reception” guide the analysis of the presence of Pseudo-Macarius in Wesley.

An anglo-syrian monk: John wesley's reception of pseudo-Macarius / Fallica, Maria. - In: OPEN THEOLOGY. - ISSN 2300-6579. - 7:1(2021), pp. 491-500. [10.1515/opth-2020-0174]

An anglo-syrian monk: John wesley's reception of pseudo-Macarius

Fallica Maria
2021

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The article offers a methodological reflection on the history of the reception of the works of Pseudo-Macarius (second half of the fourth century AD) in the thought of John Wesley, the English theologian and founder of the Methodist movement. The survey of the state of the art is carried out looking for motives and trends in Wesleyan scholarship. Michel de Certeau’s reflections on “reception” guide the analysis of the presence of Pseudo-Macarius in Wesley.
2021
methodism; hermeneutics; history of historiography; reception of early Christian texts
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An anglo-syrian monk: John wesley's reception of pseudo-Macarius / Fallica, Maria. - In: OPEN THEOLOGY. - ISSN 2300-6579. - 7:1(2021), pp. 491-500. [10.1515/opth-2020-0174]
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