Talk:Personalism

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Why the [[Category:Methodism]]? Is there a particular connection between Methodists and personalist philosophy? Some other pages I've looked at suggest most but not all personalists are theists, but I've seen no suggestion of such a connection. -- Jim Henry

Personalism, particularly the theistic type developed by Bowne and others, was a major force in early 20th century American Methodism. Personalist theologians dominated Boston School of Theology, a major Methodist school in the era, and personalist philosophy dominated the entire denomination until about the 1960s, when evangelicalism and traditional liberalism began their "reigns". Now, perhaps personalism is also appropriate in other categories, but it is certainly of great historic import in Methodism. KHM03 01:18, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Animals?

Are any other animals considered "persons" for the sake of Personalism? —Ashley Y 03:04, 2005 Apr 30 (UTC)

Not sure what you mean...are you asking if animals such as dogs, cats, horses, lions, whatever, are considered "persons" in personalist philosophy? If so, then I don't know. Perhaps there are some personalist philosophers/theologians who have made that connection. I really don't know for sure. KHM03 12:44, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Non-theistic Personalism?

I've recently become a personalist. I've written a short article about personalism on my website, but I want to add some links. However, I'm also a non-theist and a libertarian. Unfortunately, most of the websites and books that I found covered personalism alongside Christianity and communitarianism. Where can I find a website or book that covers just the metaphysics of personalism? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.216.37.31 (talk) 00:44, 28 January 2008 (UTC)