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Jonathan M Platter

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Jonathan Platter is a Wesleyan theologian born and raised in the US Midwest. He has taught theology at Cambridge, London School of Theology, Nazarene Theological College, and Southern Nazarene University and his work has been published in The Journal for Theological Interpretation of Scripture, The Heythrop Journal, Pro Ecclesia, Scottish Journal of Theology, and Wesleyan Theological Journal.

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	Sanctifying Theology: At the Intersections of Wesleyan Theology, Dogmatics, and Practice—A Festschrift in Honour of Thomas A. Noble by Jacob Lett, Jonathan M Platter (Goodreads Author) (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Liberalism versus Postliberalism: The Great Divide in Twentieth-Century Theology (AAR Academy Series)

by John Allan Knight

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