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Hubert Ray Dunning [1] (born October 26, 1926, in Clarksville, Tennessee, USA) is a religious scholar in the Church of the Nazarene and retired professor of theology at Trevecca Nazarene University. [2] He earned a PhD from Vanderbilt University in 1969. [3] Dunning is the author of many books, including Grace, Faith and Holiness. [4]

He is a past president (1985) of the Wesleyan Theological Society, [5] and received that society's lifetime achievement award in 2004. [6]

Books authored by him are widely available in libraries around the world. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

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  1. ↑ Garrett, James Leo (14 September 2014). Systematic Theology, Volume 1, Fourth Edition. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 37. ISBN   9781725234291 . Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Professor: War is not Armaggeddon". The Associated Press. January 26, 1991. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (1969). Nazarene Ethics As Seen In A Theological, Historical And Sociological Context (PhD thesis). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (1988). Grace, Faith and Holiness: A Wesleyan Systematic Theology. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. ISBN   978-0834112193.
  5. ↑ "Wesleyan Theological Society: Past Officers and Award Recipients". Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Keen, Craig (2004). "A tribute to H. Ray Dunning" (PDF). Wesleyan Theological Journal. 39 (2): 246–252.
  7. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (1988). Grace, faith, and holiness: a Wesleyan systematic theology. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. ISBN   978-0-8341-2643-5. OCLC   837855981.
  8. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (1991). A laymanʼs guide to sanctification. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. ISBN   978-0-8341-2642-8. OCLC   847724940.
  9. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (2012). Abraham: the tests of faith. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. ISBN   978-0-8341-2969-6. OCLC   836873290.
  10. ↑ H. Ray, Dunning (2010). Becoming Christlike Disciples. Bertrams Print On Demand. ISBN   978-1-4497-0013-3. OCLC   1147840630.
  11. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (1997). A community of faith: celebrating the church of Jesus Christ and its mission to the world. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. ISBN   978-0-8341-1665-8. OCLC   36379735.
  12. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (2018). Grace, faith, & holiness: 30th anniversary annotations. Foundry. ISBN   978-0-8341-3755-4. OCLC   1059453123.
  13. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (1982). The fruit of the Spirit. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. ISBN   978-0-8341-0806-6. OCLC   8860732.
  14. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (2006). Partakers of the divine nature: Holiness in the epistles of Peter. Salem, OH: Schmul Pub. Co. ISBN   978-0-88019-516-4. OCLC   76820631.
  15. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (1963). Our standard of conduct. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press. OCLC   21964654.
  16. ↑ Lodahl, Michael (1990). "Anti-Judaism in Christian Theology: A Critical Response to H. Ray Dunning's Grace, Faith, and Holiness". The Asbury Theological Journal. 45 (2): 5–18.
  17. ↑ Reviews of Reflecting the Divine Image:
  18. ↑ A community of faith : celebrating the church of Jesus Christ and its mission to the world. Dunning, H. Ray, 1926-. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. 1997. ISBN   0-8341-1665-0. OCLC   36379735.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  19. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray, 1926- (2010). Becoming Christlike disciples. Bloomington, IN: WestBow Press. ISBN   978-1-4497-0013-3. OCLC   746799956.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray, 1926- (2006). Partakers of the divine nature : Holiness in the epistles of Peter. Salem, OH: Schmul Pub. Co. ISBN   0-88019-516-9. OCLC   76820631.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray, 1926- (1982). The fruit of the Spirit. Kansas City, MO: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City. ISBN   0-8341-0806-2. OCLC   8860732.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray, 1926- (2016). The quest for happiness : a Wesleyan view of the good life. Charleston, SC. ISBN   978-1-5228-7698-4. OCLC   949858177.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ↑ Dunning, H. Ray (1963). Our standard of conduct. Kansas City, Mo.: Beacon Hill Press. OCLC   21964654.


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