The author would like to acknowledge a debt of gratitude in the production of this paper to: the Systematic Theology Seminar of Durham University; the Methodist Research Network; Duke University Initiative in Theology and the Arts; The Christ’s College Lecture Series, University of Aberdeen; and Professors Mike Higton, Stanley Hauerwas, Karen Kilby, Will Willimon, (the late) John Webster, and Phil Ziegler.

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论神学的性质、任务和方法：一个非常卫理公会的帐户

作者在此感谢：杜伦大学系统神学研讨会；卫理公会研究网络；杜克大学神学和艺术计划；阿伯丁大学基督学院讲座系列；以及 Mike Higton、Stanley Hauerwas、Karen Kilby、Will Willimon、（已故的）John Webster 和 Phil Ziegler 教授。