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John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'

Author : J. Robert Ewbank
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498275224

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John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church, is one of the world's greatest religious figures. A practical rather than systematic theologian, he wrote and preached for the common man. He is well known as a man of one book (the Bible) but he read like no other during his time. We are left with fourteen volumes of his works and eight each of his letters and journals. His brother became the troubadour of Methodism, writing countless hymns. John also took classic Christian works and edited them for the common man to read. And if this were not enough, he preached thousands of times both indoors and out. In John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms', J. Robert Ewbank examines what Wesley thought about other religions. Did he think all religions were from God and therefore there was little difference between them, or did he think that there is uniqueness in Christianity? Was he concerned about other philosophies and thoughts about religion popular in his day? What did he think about Natural Man, the Indians, the Deists, the Jews, the Roman Catholics, and the Mystics? Were they also fine with him, or did he discuss the differences between them, revealing where he found them wrong? Furthermore, what did Wesley think about the possibility of salvation for all those who held to these other positions? Did he find that it is possible for them to be saved by a loving God, or have they stepped outside of the bounds, therefore requiring extreme difficulty to be saved?

John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'

Author : J. Robert Ewbank
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781606085783

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John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms' by J. Robert Ewbank Pdf

Founder of the Methodist Church, is one of the world's greatest religious figures. A practical rather than systematic theologian, he wrote and preached for the common man. He is well known as a man of one book (the Bible) but he read like no other during his time. We are left with fourteen volumes of his works and eight each of his letters and journals. His brother became the troubadour of Methodism, writing countless hymns. John also took classic Christian works and edited them for the common man to read. And if this were not enough, he preached thousands of times both indoors and out. J. Robert Ewbank examines In what Wesley thought about other religions. Did he think all religions were from God and therefore there was little difference between them, or did he think that there is uniqueness in Christianity? Was he concerned about other philosophies and thoughts about religion popular in his day? What did he think about Natural Man, the Indians, the Deists, the Jews, the Roman Catholics, and the Mystics? Were they also fine with him, or did he discuss the differences between them, revealing where he found them wrong? Furthermore, what did Wesley think about the possibility of salvation for all those who held to these other positions? Did he find that it is possible for them to be saved by a loving God, or have they stepped outside of the bounds, therefore requiring extreme difficulty to be saved? "In a time of enormous stress on the entire human family as we try to understand, appreciate, and celebrate our diversity, J. Robert Ewbank has given us an excellent resource to help us deeply consider the issues and continue to affirm the core values and theology of the Christian movement." Rueben P. Job, author of Three Simple Rules.

Wesley's Wars (Theological)

Author : J. Robert Ewbank
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781449743987

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Wesley's Wars discusses the theological wars that John Wesley waged on behalf of "true religion," a religion of the heart. They were fought to protect the people in his society who trusted him with their spiritual health, and he took that seriously. He waged war on incorrect ideas of original sin, predestination, the church, and Christian perfection.

The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders

Author : Rimi Xhemajli
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725269224

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The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders by Rimi Xhemajli Pdf

In The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders, Rimi Xhemajli shows how a small but passionate movement grew and shook the religious world through astonishing signs and wonders. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, early American Methodist preachers, known as circuit riders, were appointed to evangelize the American frontier by presenting an experiential gospel: one that featured extraordinary phenomena that originated from God's Spirit. In employing this evangelistic strategy of the gospel message fueled by supernatural displays, Methodism rapidly expanded. Despite beginning with only ten official circuit riders in the early 1770s, by the early 1830s, circuit riders had multiplied and caused Methodism to become the largest American denomination of its day. In investigating the significance of the supernatural in the circuit rider ministry, Xhemajli provides a new historical perspective through his eye-opening demonstration of the correlation between the supernatural and the explosive membership growth of early American Methodism, which fueled the Second Great Awakening. In doing so, he also prompts the consideration of the relevance and reproduction of such acts in the American church today.

Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions, Volume 2

Author : Mark A. Lamport,Benjamin Forrest,Vernon M. Whaley
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227177211

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Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions, Volume 2 by Mark A. Lamport,Benjamin Forrest,Vernon M. Whaley Pdf

Hymns and the music the church sings in worship are tangible means of expressing worship. And while worship is one of, if not the central functions of the church along with mission, service, education, justice, and compassion, and occupies a prime focus of our churches, a renewed sense of awareness to our theological presuppositions and cultural cues must be maintained to ensure a proper focus in worship. Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions is a sixty-chapter, three-volume introductory textbook describing the most influential hymnists, liturgists, and musical movements of the church. This academically grounded resource evaluates both the historical and theological perspectives of the major hymnists and composers who have impacted the church over the course of twenty centuries. Volume 1 explores the early church and concludes with the Renaissance era hymnists. Volume 2 begins with the Reformation and extends to the eighteenth-century hymnists and liturgists. Volume 3 engages nineteenth century hymnists to the contemporary movements of the twenty-first century. Each chapter contains these five elements: historical background, theological perspectives communicated in their hymns/compositions, contribution to liturgy and worship, notable hymns, and bibliography. The mission of Hymns and Hymnody is (1) to provide biographical data on influential hymn writers for students and interested laypeople, and (2) to provide a theological analysis of what these composers have communicated in the theology of their hymns. We believe it is vital for those involved in leading the worship of the church to recognize that what they communicate is in fact theology. This latter aspect, we contend, is missing—yet important—in accessible formats for the current literature.

Hymns and Hymnody, Volume 2

Author : Benjamin K. Forrest,Mark A. Lamport,Vernon M. Whaley
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780227907221

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Hymns and Hymnody, Volume 2 by Benjamin K. Forrest,Mark A. Lamport,Vernon M. Whaley Pdf

While worship is one of the central functions of the church (along with mission, service, education, justice, and compassion) and occupies a prime focus of our churches, a renewed sense of awareness to our theological presuppositions and cultural cues must be maintained to ensure a proper focus in worship. Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions is an introductory textbook in three volumes describing the most influential hymnists, liturgists, and musical movements of the church. This academically-grounded resource evaluates both the historical and theological perspectives of the major hymnists and composers that have impacted the church over the course of twenty centuries. Volume 2 begins with the Reformation and extends to the eighteenth-century hymnists and liturgists. Each chapter contains five elements: historical background, theological perspectives communicated in their hymns/compositions, contribution to liturgy and worship, notable hymns, and bibliography. The missions of Hymns and Hymnody are to provide biographical data on influential hymn writers for students and interested laypeople, and to provide a theological analysis of what the cited composers have communicated in the theology of their hymns. It is vital for those involved in leading the worship of the church to recognize that what they communicate is in fact theology. This latter aspect is missing in accessible formats for the current literature.

A Real Christian

Author : Prof. Kenneth J. Collins
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426721953

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A Real Christian by Prof. Kenneth J. Collins Pdf

A Real Christian: The Life of John Wesley fills a void in available books in Wesleyan studies by providing a brief, solid biography that focuses on Wesley himself. While exploring Wesley's ancestry, birth, death, and every major biographical and theological event between, Collins also explores the theme of John Wesley's spiritual growth and maturation. Wesley came to the conclusion that real Christians are those whose inward (and outward) lives have been transformed by the bountiful sanctifying grace of God -- what he termed real Christianity--and this he strove to obtain for himself. Real Christianity, as Wesley understood it, embraces both works of piety and mercy, the person and the social.

Mysticism in Early Modern England

Author : Liam Peter Temple
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783273935

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Mysticism in Early Modern England by Liam Peter Temple Pdf

Mysticism in Early Modern England traces how mysticism featured in polemical and religious discourse in seventeenth-century England and explores how it came to be viewed as a source of sectarianism, radicalism, and, most significantly, religious enthusiasm.

The New Creation

Author : Theodore Runyon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015045627190

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The New Creation by Theodore Runyon Pdf

Runyon sets Wesley's own discussion of the "way of salvation" in the larger context of Christian doctrine, beginning with the Creation (and the Fall) and moving through the drama of salvation towards its eschatological fulfillment in the "new creation" of all things.

A Layman's Guide to Protestant Theology

Author : William Hordern
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2002-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579109257

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A Layman's Guide to Protestant Theology by William Hordern Pdf

The events of the twentieth century have led to a rebirth of Protestant theology. This book is intended to help the layperson discover what is going on in theology. In clear, nontechnical language, it traces the rise of orthodoxy since the sixteenth century, and proceeds to examine schools such as fundamentalism, liberalism, and neo-orthodoxy. Because of their great influence and importance, the theologies of Karl Barth, Reinhold Niebuhr, and Paul Tillich are treated separately, and this revised and expanded edition contains new chapters on Rudolf Bultmann, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and the God is DeadÓ controversy.

Trinity, Community, and Power

Author : M. Douglas Meeks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : IND:30000067238844

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Trinity, Community, and Power by M. Douglas Meeks Pdf

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.

John Wesley

Author : Kenneth J. Collins
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780687027880

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John Wesley by Kenneth J. Collins Pdf

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.

John Wesley's Theology

Author : John Wesley,Robert Wallace Burtner
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015004114909

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John Wesley's Theology by John Wesley,Robert Wallace Burtner Pdf

In a single, convenient volume, readers can now look up John Wesley's own statements of his theological beliefs. Reprinted from the 1954 work, A Compend of Wesley's Theology, the book includes Wesley's most significant statements on the essential questions of Christian doctrine, culled from over thirty of his works.

The Presence of God in the Christian Life

Author : Henry H. Knight, III
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1992-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781461673446

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The Presence of God in the Christian Life by Henry H. Knight, III Pdf

"...Knight draws together several streams of recent scholarship to highlight the dynamic and relational nature of both grace and holiness in Wesley's theology...a very significant contribution to Wesley studies. More importantly, it is a contribution to the larger Christian community as we seek to understand the nature and nurture of Christian life."—METHODIST HISTORY

John Wesley's Scriptural Christianity

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310753216

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John Wesley's Scriptural Christianity by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

This important work condenses the teachings of John Wesley--18 massive teachings and writings--into one remarkably consistent, highly accessible volume for the masses. This first book in a series is based primarily on Wesley's sermons. Later books will deal with his pastoral and ethical teachings. *Lightning Print On Demand Title