John Wesley

A Theological Journey

By: Kenneth J. Collins

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John Wesley: A Theological Journey has been nominated for a Wesleyan Theological Society Book Award. Abingdon Press would like to congratulate Kenneth Collins on this honor.

John Wesley remains a seminal figure, not only for "the people called Methodist, " but also within the larger Protestant tradition. Understanding his theology is a requirement for understanding the development of the Western Christian tradition in the modern period. In recent years much work has been done to grasp the intricacies of Wesley's theology. However, most of this work has been thematic in organization, studying Wesley's thought according to a topical or systematic outline. The weakness of this approach, argues Kenneth J. Collins, is that it fails to demonstrate the evolution and changes of Wesley's theology. What is called for is a historical presentation--one that examines the development of Wesley's theology across the span of his long and eventful theological career. Collins thus provides a chronological presentation of the development of Wesley's theology. Drawing on an extensive examination of the primary sources, and demonstrating an intimate knowledge of the different contexts and social locations in which Wesley's theology took place, John Wesley: A Theological Journey will be necessary reading for anyone wishing to understand the broad scope of the Methodist leader's theological development and contribution.

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Acknowledgments	p. 9
The Puritan and Anglican Heritage	p. 11
The Maternal Legacy	p. 13
The Paternal Legacy	p. 21
John Wesley's Early Life	p. 25
The End of Religion	p. 29
A Kempis and Taylor	p. 31
Wesley's Early Understanding of Faith	p. 36
Developments at Oxford	p. 38
William Law	p. 40
The First Rise of Methodism: Oxford	p. 42
The Circumcision of the Heart	p. 49
The Epworth Living	p. 51
Georgia	p. 54
The Voyage to Georgia	p. 56
The Fear of Death as a Test of Christian Experience	p. 58
The Second Rise of Methodism: The Georgia Mission	p. 62
The Salzburgers	p. 63
Wesley's Pastoral Style at Savannah and Frederica	p. 67
The Sophia Hopkey Relationship	p. 70
The Return Home	p. 74
Aldersgate	p. 77
Peter Bohler	p. 80
William Law	p. 85
Aldersgate	p. 86
Wesley's Western Theological Orientation	p. 91
Salvation by Faith	p. 93
Herrnhut	p. 97
Back to England	p. 99
Field Preaching	p. 102
The Form and Power of Methodism	p. 105
Lay Preaching	p. 108
The Third Rise of Methodism: Fetter Lane	p. 110
George Whitefield	p. 114
The Character and Principles of a Methodist	p. 117
Susanna's Death	p. 119
The Methodist Infrastructure	p. 120
Anglican Opposition	p. 123
Scriptural Christianity	p. 126
Theological Nuances and Ongoing Standards	p. 129
Assurance	p. 130
The Faith of a Servant	p. 133
The Standards of Redemption	p. 135
Inward Religion	p. 141
Religious Dispositions	p. 145
The Issue of Determinism	p. 147
The Church Question	p. 151
Strengthening the Foundations	p. 154
Bishop Lavington and the Nature of Enthusiasm	p. 155
The Moral Law	p. 157
A Caution Against Bigotry and the Catholic Spirit	p. 161
Ecclesiastical Developments	p. 163
Wesley's Marriage	p. 166
Predestination	p. 169
Wesley's Evangelical Friends	p. 172
A Christian Library and Notes upon the New Testament	p. 173
Assurance Revisited	p. 176
The Anglican Church and Holiness	p. 178
Bishop Warburton	p. 180
James Hervey	p. 181
Original Sin	p. 183
The New Birth: Sanctification Begun	p. 186
Challenges Along the Way	p. 189
Perfect Love: Sanctification Perfected	p. 193
The Myth of John Wesley and Eastern Orthodoxy	p. 195
The Importance of the Anglican and Pietist Traditions	p. 199
The Witnesses to Perfect Love	p. 201
The Bell and Maxfield Fiasco	p. 203
A Contentious Decade	p. 205
Wesley and British Politics	p. 206
Wesley and American Politics: Slavery	p. 209
The American Revolution	p. 210
Domestic Affairs	p. 214
The Calvinist Controversy	p. 216
The Theology of the Minutes	p. 221
The Upshot of It All	p. 227
A Church Established	p. 230
The American Ordinations	p. 232
Preparing for a British Church	p. 234
The Danger of Riches	p. 238
Loss and Decline	p. 241
Real Christianity	p. 243
Wesley's Protestant Spiritual Orientation	p. 247
Conclusion: "The Best of All"	p. 254
The Wedding Garment	p. 254
Inward Religion Revisited	p. 256
The Ongoing Danger of Riches	p. 258
The Letters to Wilberforce and Sharp	p. 260
Wesley's Health	p. 261
The Enduring Theological Themes	p. 261
Wesley's Last Days	p. 267
Notes	p. 270
Selected Bibliography	p. 328
Index	p. 338
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