John Wesley
John Wesley
Book by Albert C. Outler
John Wesley's Sermons
Book by John Wesley
The New Creation
Book by Theodore Runyon
Wesley and the People Called Methodists
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Political Sermons of the American Founding Era 1730-1805
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John Wesley (Library of Protestant Thought)
- Author: Albert C. Outler
- Length: 532
- Edition: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford University Press; Reprint edition
Description of John Wesley:
A major figure in eighteenth-century Christianity, John Wesley sought to combine the essential elements of the Catholic and Evangelical traditions and to restore to the laity a vital role in church life. He began one of the most dynamic movements in the history of modern Protestantism, a movement which eventually produced the Methodist churches. This volume offers a representative selection of theological writings by Wesley and includes historically oriented introductions and footnotes which indicate Wesley's Anglican, patristic, and biblical sources.
Description of Albert C. Outler, author of John Wesley:
John Wesley was an evangelist, reformer and founder of the Methodist denomination. He wanted to preach the gospel in "plain words for plain people." This volume's purpose is to show Wesley as a theologian by providing a representation of his writings, as selected by the editor. Part One: The image of John Wesley by his own self-analysis, the Aldersgate experience, self-images in letters and sermons. Part Two: Theological foundations by doctrinal summaries from homilies of the Church of England and in the Minutes of the Conferences. Writings on the faith and the assurance of faith, faith at work, the fullness of faith and the church and sacraments. Part Three: Theologies in conflict. Article and writings on "The Rift of the Moravians", "The Menace of Antinomianism", "Tensions Within the Church of England", "The Struggle with the Calvinists" and "An Olive Branch to the Romans."