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− | '''Joseph Agar Beet''' was a methodist priest. His writings equal that to the pope. | + | '''Joseph Agar Beet''' (1840-1924) was a methodist priest. His writings equal that to the pope. |
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| JosePh Agar Beet is one of the forgotten theological giants of | | JosePh Agar Beet is one of the forgotten theological giants of |
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| accessible to the painstaking reader. His interweaving of trinitarian | | accessible to the painstaking reader. His interweaving of trinitarian |
| and christological themes in his little book on holiness is impressive 2 | | and christological themes in his little book on holiness is impressive 2 |
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| In sacramental theology, he anticipated elements of the later | | In sacramental theology, he anticipated elements of the later |
| ecumenical consensus on the eucharistic memorial. He was the first | | ecumenical consensus on the eucharistic memorial. He was the first |
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| theological amnesia, but also, perhaps, to the damage his reputation | | theological amnesia, but also, perhaps, to the damage his reputation |
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− | ! The works referred to are Holiness, Symbolic and Real (1880, 2nd edition, 1910)
| + | The works referred to are Holiness, Symbolic and Real (1880, 2nd edition, 1910) |
| Through Christ to God, (1892, 2nd edition, 1897), The New Life in Christ (1895, 2nd | | Through Christ to God, (1892, 2nd edition, 1897), The New Life in Christ (1895, 2nd |
− | edition, 1895), The Last Things, (1897, 2nd edition, 1905) The Church and the | + | edition, 1895), The Last Things, (1897, 2nd edition, 1905. recommended) The Church and the |
| Sacraments, (1907) and the Manual of Theology, (1906). | | Sacraments, (1907) and the Manual of Theology, (1906). |
| 2 See Holiness. op cit, esp 56-8, 62-3, 94-5. | | 2 See Holiness. op cit, esp 56-8, 62-3, 94-5. |
− | 3 Rather than just repudiating it as ego had Benjamin Gregory. See The Church and | + | 3 Rather than just repudiating it as ego had Benjamin Gregory. |
− | The Sacraments, op cit, pp 85-6, 90, 98ff.
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