Wesleyan Theology
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Embracing The Past Forging The Future
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Author : Wm. Andrew Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2015-09-17
Embracing The Past Forging The Future written by Wm. Andrew Schwartz and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-17 with Religion categories.
The times they are a-changin'. As such, our theology needs to adapt--to be responsive to the changing landscape. The idea for Embracing the Past--Forging the Future: A New Generation of Wesleyan Theology came from our assessment that Wesleyan theology has yet to fully adapt to this changing landscape, and that the future of Wesleyan theology requires the bringing together of old and new voices. The difficult task of balancing between continuity and change--keeping up with the developments of our culture and staying true to the roots of our tradition--requires the dual focus of looking forward and backward simultaneously. In this volume, we have brought together contributions by young Wesleyan scholars (graduate students and junior faculty) as a way of illustrating and articulating a new generation of Wesleyan theology. These younger voices demonstrate the desire to push Wesleyan theology in new directions. Additionally, we have included contributions from senior scholars who have been doing important work and who have already made significant contributions to Wesleyan theology. This is not simply the "old guard" but the voices of scholars who continue to make a profound impact on Wesleyan theology.
Wesleyan Theology And Social Science
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Author : M. Kathryn Armistead
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-12-14
Wesleyan Theology And Social Science written by M. Kathryn Armistead and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-14 with Religion categories.
Science and religion are living, organic, and creative traditions. Both see humans as profoundly interconnected and in some way responsible for our environs. This worldview is especially true for social science and Wesleyan religious tradition. While the dance between science and religion will always be complex, it can also be enjoyable and mutually satisfying. However when couples dance only one at a time can lead and both have to acknowledge the importance of the other. This book is written with the conviction that theology and science can have a beneficial relationship if only both recognize their mutual value to the lives of persons. The Methodist tradition links the welfare of the body with care for the soul. Historically, ministry involved tending to physical and psychological needs of the Methodist band members but also to non-churched poor and imprisoned. Thus Methodists built places of worship, schools, orphanages, and hospitals. For John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, practical divinity always involved attention to whole persons including their living conditions and basic physical needs. He sought to improve life for all. Therefore throughout his life, Wesley was interested in theology but also scientific discovery as paths toward a better future. He believed that both were of value to help people move toward “perfection.” He even attended lectures and offered medical treatment in the first Methodist meeting hall in Bristol, England. As a scientific practitioner Wesley wrote the best selling book, Primitive Physic or An Easy and Natural Method of Curing Most Diseases using the cutting edge science of his day. Packed next to the Bible, this book traveled with countless pioneers as they settled the territories that became the United States. Methodism has a long tradition of using science and religion to carry out the biblical mandate to go into the world and make disciples for Jesus Christ. This book seeks to continue that legacy by bringing current trends in psychology into conversation with Wesleyan theology. Composed of essays that represent different psychologies and theological traditions, which trace their roots to Wesley, this book aims at creating a space where science and theology can partner and dance. In the book readers will find positive psychology, self psychology, object relations, family systems, moral psychology, and neuroscience in conversation with various theologies. Under this canopy, the contributors see themselves as “people called Methodists” seeking to follow the example of Wesley to use all available tools to enable persons to live fully and well.
Trinity Community And Power
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Author : M. Douglas Meeks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Trinity Community And Power written by M. Douglas Meeks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Religion categories.
Bringing together major papers presented at the tenth Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, Trinity, Community, and Power offers readers a multi-faceted analysis of Wesley’s doctrine of God. Revealing Wesley’s insights into the nature of God for his understanding of salvation, revelation, and ethics, this volume helps readers understand how a doctrine of the mission of the church is rooted in Wesley’s understanding of God.
Wesleyan Theology
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Author : Thomas A. Langford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Wesleyan Theology written by Thomas A. Langford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Religion categories.
"The history of Wesleyan theology is a rich but unmined field. This book of primary sources presents crucial themes and influential theologians of the developing Wesleyan movement from John and Charles Wesley in the eighteenth century to Carl Michalson and Albert Outler in the mid-twentieth. Themes such as justification by faith, sanctification, the role of Jesus Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit, human nature, the interpretation of the Bible, the authority of the Church and the means of grace are represented through the writings of major theologians. Each selection is long enough to convey both the flavor and the substance of the theological argument. Taken together these selections demonstrate the lively and continuing importance of the Wesleyan theological tradition, not only for people who are called Methodists, but also for the wider ecumenical Church" -- BACK COVER.
Mercy Immense And Free
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Author : Victor A. Shepherd
language : en
Publisher: BPS Books
Release Date : 2016-05-03
Mercy Immense And Free written by Victor A. Shepherd and has been published by BPS Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-03 with Religion categories.
In Mercy Immense and Free, Victor Shepherd explores the context of John Wesley’s theology in four dimensions: - intellectual: Wesley’s grounding in Patristics and Anglican theology; - theological: his simultaneous acceptance of and penetration of Reformation theology through his insight that the purpose of justification by faith is the sanctification of believers, the church, and the world; -religious: his pioneering development of systems of accountability and support for Christians forgiven of their sins but longing for release from the habituation of their sins; and social: his communal understanding of holiness as “social holiness.” Shepherd also probes: -how Wesley’s theology is uniquely poised to inform a broader and deeper ecumenicism, not only because of his adaptation of Reformation theology but also because of his orientation toward the Eastern Fathers; -the way Wesley’s theology is deep enough to sustain his emphasis on “practical divinity” — theology not based on speculation but to the concrete patterns of the people of God in their engagement with the treachery of their own hearts and the turbulence of the world.
The Continuing Relevance Of Wesleyan Theology
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Author : Nathan Crawford
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2011-06-01
The Continuing Relevance Of Wesleyan Theology written by Nathan Crawford and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with Religion categories.
What does the Wesleyan message have to say to the greater theological world? This is a question that Laurence Wood has taken up as his concern throughout his career. In order to honor his work, this collection takes up this question through a series of essays designed to show how Wesleyan Theology, while distinctive, has a continued relevance to the wider world of theological scholarship. This collection does this in two ways. First, by showing how the Wesleyan distinctives have been present throughout the history of theology. And secondly, the collection brings the Wesleyan distinctives into conversation with various contemporary theological conversations, ranging from theological hermeneutics and the science-religion dialogue to the practice of preaching and spirituality. The result is a volume that puts Wesleyan theology into continued dialogue with the broader theological world, showing its vitality and importance for the contemporary situation.
An Introduction To Wesleyan Theology
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Author : William M. Greathouse
language : en
Publisher: Beacon Hill Press
Release Date : 1988-06
An Introduction To Wesleyan Theology written by William M. Greathouse and has been published by Beacon Hill Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988-06 with Theology, Doctrinal categories.
One of the best overviews of historical and contemporary Wesleyan thought available.
A Contemporary Wesleyan Theology
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Author : Charles Webb Carter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
A Contemporary Wesleyan Theology written by Charles Webb Carter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Religion categories.
The Theology Of John Wesley
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Author : Prof. Kenneth J. Collins
language : en
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Release Date : 2011-07-01
The Theology Of John Wesley written by Prof. Kenneth J. Collins and has been published by Abingdon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with Religion categories.
A rich articulation of John Wesley's theology that is appreciative of the old and mindful of the new, faithful to the past and attentive to the present. This work carefully displays John Wesley's eighteenth century theology in its own distinct historical and social location, but then transitions to the twenty-first century through the introduction of contemporary issues. So conceived, the book is both historical and constructive demonstrating that the theology of Wesley represents a vibrant tradition. Cognizant of Wesley's own preferred vocabulary, Collins introduces Wesley's theological method beginning with a discussion of the doctrine of God. "In this insightful exposition the leitmotif of holy love arises out of Wesley's reflection on the nature of the divine being as well as other major doctrines." (Douglas Meeks)
John Wesley S Theology Today
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Author : Colin Wilbur Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
John Wesley S Theology Today written by Colin Wilbur Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Religion categories.
Issues of vital importance and interest to contemporary Christians are covered in this complete plcture of Wesleyan theology. Colin Williams examines the main beliefs of John Wesley -- authority and experience, salvation, original sin, repentance and justification, atonement, the work of the Holy Spirit, doctrine of the church, Christian perfection, and eschatology -- in a search for insights which Methodism should share with other Christians concerning issues that divide the churches.