Human Agency in Pauline Theology After Macintyre

Human Agency in Pauline Theology After Macintyre

The Practice of the Body of Christ: Human Agency in Pauline Theology After MacIntyre by Colin Douglas Miller Department of Religion Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Douglas Campbell, Co-Supervisor ___________________________ Stanley Hauerwas, Co-Supervisor ___________________________ Richard B. Hays ___________________________ Susan Eastman ___________________________ Warren Smith Dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Religion in the Graduate School of Duke University 2010 ABSTRACT The Practice of the Body of Christ: Human Agency in Pauline Theology After MacIntyre by Colin Douglas Miller Department of Religion Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Douglas Campbell, Co-Supervisor ___________________________ Stanley Hauerwas, Co-Supervisor ___________________________ Richard B. Hays ___________________________ Susan Eastman ___________________________ Warren Smith An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Religion in the Graduate School of Duke University 2010 Copyright by Colin Douglas Miller 2010 Abstract This dissertation begins a conversation between “apocalyptic” interpretations of the Apostle Paul and the contemporary revival in “virtue ethics.” It argues that the human actor’s place in Pauline theology has long been captive to theological concerns foreign to Paul and that we can discern in Paul a classical account of human action that Alasdair MacIntyre’s work helps to recover. Such an account of agency helps ground an apocalyptic reading of Paul by recovering the centrality of the church and its day-to-day Christic practices, specifically, but not exclusively, the Eucharist. 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