John Wesley in Company with High Churchmen

John Wesley in Company with High Churchmen
Author: Harrington William Holden
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1870
Genre: Methodism
ISBN:

Selections from Wesley's writings printed in parallel columns with Holden's explanation of Anglican doctrines.

A Man Of One Book?

A Man Of One Book?
Author: Donald A. Bullen
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2007-12-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1556354908

John Wesley claimed to be a man of one book, and early Wesley scholarship accepted uncritically that the Bible was his supreme authority. In the late twentieth century, American Wesley scholars discussed what has been termed the Wesley Quadrilateral (the authority of the Bible, tradition, reason, and experience), and this to some extent helps explain the method by which Wesley read and interpreted the Bible. However, modern biblical reader-response criticism has drawn attention to the central role of the reader in his/her interpretation of scriptural texts. Donald Bullen argues that Wesley came to the Bible as a reader with the presuppositions of an eighteenth-century High Church, Arminian Anglican, in which tradition he had grown up. He then found his beliefs confirmed in the scriptural text. Claiming to base all his beliefs on the Bible, he found himself in controversy with others who made similar claims but came to different conclusions. The implications of this are explored in depth.

The Way of Salvation

The Way of Salvation
Author: H. Holden
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2024-01-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3368852760

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

John Wesley's Doctrine of Justification

John Wesley's Doctrine of Justification
Author: Mark. K. Olson
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2024-01-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1791031277

John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification provides updated scholarship on this pivotal doctrine of Methodism, providing a deeper understanding of a major tenet of the Christian faith. Mark Olson offers a comprehensive treatment of the development and exposition of Wesley’s doctrine of justification and how it changed throughout Wesley’s life, including his early views rooted in Anglican heritage, the significant developments in Wesley’s career, and contributions from notable figures like John Fletcher to his doctrine of general justification. The doctrine of justification was pivotal to John Wesley’s understanding of a person’s relationship with God. In Wesley’s view, it defined one of the two general parts of salvation. It touched every aspect of the spiritual journey from birth (general justification) to conversion (present justification) to final judgment and glory (final justification). To properly understand Wesley’s via salutis and theology, one needs to grasp the particulars of his doctrine of justification. The best way to do this is to tell the story of how he came to understand the doctrine over the course of his life. It is a complex story, with many twists and turns, that deserves to be fully told.