웨슬리신학의 전통에서 본 한국의 감리교신학과 성결교신학

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This paper presents the commonality and uniqueness of theological main ideas of the Korean Methodist Church(KMC) and Korea Evangelical Holiness Church(KEHC). Additionally, it demonstrates that the theologies of KMC and KEHC could form consensus with each other within the tradition of Wesleyan theology. It also asserts that if the two theological traditions could be successful in creating a harmony with one another in the dissimilar theological points, a great theological accomplishment will be achieved for the ecumenical unity. In this essay, the Social Sanctification theology and the Indigenous theology among KMC theologies are representatively chosen for the dialogue with KEHC theology. Here, the Spirit Baptism (or Holiness) theology and the Fourfold Gospel theology are theologically important. Social Sanctification theology is coupled with Spirit Baptism theology, while Indigenous theology is coupled with the Fourfold Gospel theology. The couples presumably look like conflicting claims. However, we argue that each pair could be understood complementarily. Our conclusion is deduced from the theological method of Wesleyan creative synthesis. Like John Wesley, we maintain the evangelic balance between tradition of the church and reality of life, absolute grace of God and responsibility of human beings, social sanctification and personal holiness, and reasonable rationality and pious experience. Theologies of KMC and KEHC have their own historical backgrounds and theological confessions. We try to find not only their uniqueness but also their complementary points, which have been neglected from further studies.