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9780687646333

The Theology of John Wesley

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    9780687646333

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    0687646332

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-08-01
  • Publisher: Ingram Book Co
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Summary

This is a work that ably mines the elements that constitute John Wesley's Practical Divinity. Critically challenging the leading paradigms that have governed the interpretation of Wesley in the last century, Collins seeks a new balance in the axial theme of holiness and grace. This book joins the ranks of the standard works on Wesley's theology and will find an appreciative readership in the church and academy. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Kenneth J. Collins is Professor of Wesley Studies and Historical Theology at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky

Table of Contents

Introduction: John Wesley's Practical Divinity: A Theology of Holy Lovep. 1
John Wesley as a Practical Theologianp. 1
The Style of Wesley's Practical Theologyp. 3
The Axial Theme of Wesley's Practical Theologyp. 5
The Axial Theme of Holiness and Gracep. 6
Holiness as Holy Love: The First Half of the Axial Themep. 6
Law and Gracep. 10
Grace: The Other Half of the Axial Themep. 11
Work of God Alone/Synergismp. 12
Favor/Empowermentp. 13
Receiving/Respondingp. 14
Instantaneous/Processp. 15
The Flow of the Bookp. 16
The God of Holy Lovep. 19
The Personal and Essential Attributes of Godp. 19
Holy Lovep. 20
Eternityp. 22
Omnipresencep. 23
Omnisciencep. 25
Omnipotencep. 26
The Essential Attributes and Predestinationp. 29
The Work of God/Fatherp. 33
Creatorp. 34
Sovereignp. 37
Governorp. 38
The Moral Lawp. 39
Providential Providerp. 40
Summary of the Attributesp. 42
Today and Tomorrow: Recent Trends in Cosmologyp. 43
Humanity: Created in Holy Love, Fallen in Naturep. 49
Humanity Created as Complex Beingsp. 50
The Image of Godp. 51
The Fall of Humanityp. 57
The Effects of the Fallp. 59
Original Sinp. 64
How Original Sin Is Transferredp. 66
The Consequences of Original Sinp. 68
Total Depravityp. 70
Prevenient Gracep. 73
The Benefits of Prevenient Gracep. 77
Today and Tomorrow: Contemporary Views of the Selfp. 82
Jesus Christ: The God of Holy Love Revealedp. 87
The Person of Christp. 88
The Divine Naturep. 88
The Human Naturep. 92
The Work of Christp. 95
Prophetp. 96
Priestp. 98
Atonementp. 99
Objective Elementsp. 103
Subjective Elementsp. 108
Kingp. 110
Today and Tomorrow: The Christ of the Qur'anp. 113
The Holy Spirit: The Presence of the God of Holy Lovep. 121
Administrator of Redemptionp. 122
Convincing Gracep. 122
The Moral Lawp. 123
The Presence of the Spirit as Holy Lovep. 124
The Gifts and Fruit of the Spiritp. 127
The Assurance of the Holy Spiritp. 129
Assurance Nuancedp. 131
The Full Assurance of Faithp. 136
The Question of a Specialized Vocabularyp. 137
The Full Assurance of Hopep. 140
The Perceptibility of Gracep. 142
The Trinityp. 143
The Filioque Clausep. 144
Wesley on Trinitarian Languagep. 145
The Trinity and the Language of Holy Lovep. 148
Today and Tomorrow: The Rise of Pentecostal Religionp. 149
Justification: The God of Holy Love for Usp. 155
Co-operant Grace (Catholic Emphasis)p. 155
Repentancep. 156
Works Suitable for Repentancep. 157
The Necessity of Repentance and Works Suitable Theretop. 158
Free Grace (Protestant Emphasis)p. 160
Justifying Faithp. 165
Justification Itself: The First Focus of the Wesleyan Order of Salvationp. 169
Justification as Freedom from Guilt: The First Liberty of the Gospelp. 172
Imputationp. 174
The Question of Sola Fidep. 176
Justification and Regeneration Are Linkedp. 181
The Difference between Acceptance and Justificationp. 182
Temporal Elements as the Keyp. 184
Today and Tomorrow: The Realities of Forgivenessp. 189
The New Birth: The God of Holy Love in Usp. 195
Regenerating Grace as the Favor of Godp. 196
Regenerating Grace as the Power of Godp. 197
The Contribution of Peter Bohlerp. 199
Defining Regenerationp. 200
The New Birth as a Necessary Changep. 205
The New Birth as a Vast Changep. 207
The Influence of German Pietismp. 208
The New Birth as a Crucial Changep. 211
The Contribution of August Hermann Franckep. 214
The Temporal Elements as Keyp. 215
The New Birth as Liberating Change: The Second Liberty of the Gospelp. 217
Did Wesley Maintain His Standard of the New Birth?p. 222
The New Birth as the Freedom to Love God and Neighborp. 226
Today and Tomorrow: Conversion Revisitedp. 229
The Church and the Means of Grace: The Community of Holy Lovep. 237
The Churchp. 238
The Church in Declinep. 240
Methodism as a Reform of the Churchp. 244
The Significance of German Pietism and Moravianismp. 247
The Methodist Infrastructurep. 249
The Practical Christian Lifep. 253
The Means of Gracep. 257
The Instituted Means of Gracep. 257
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supperp. 259
The Sacrament of Baptismp. 262
Prudential Means of Gracep. 266
Works of Mercyp. 267
Today and Tomorrow: What Are They Thinking about Natural Law and Politics?p. 270
Entire Sanctification: The Purity and Excellence of Holy Lovep. 279
Evangelical Repentancep. 280
Works Suitable for Repentancep. 282
Faithp. 286
The Balance of Wesley's Conception of Gracep. 288
The Temporal Dimensions of Entire Sanctificationp. 293
Entire Sanctification Itself: The Second Focus of the Wesleyan Order of Salvationp. 297
What Entire Sanctification Is Notp. 298
What Entire Sanctification Is: The Third Liberty of the Gospelp. 300
The Full Assurance of Faithp. 303
Pastoral Considerations on the Way to Eternityp. 304
Today and Tomorrow: Rethinking the Wesleyan Ordo Salutis?p. 307
Eschatology and Glorification: The Triumph of Holy Lovep. 313
Revivalism and Millennialismp. 314
Eschatology and the Reign of Godp. 316
Deathp. 316
The Intermediate Statep. 318
Resurrection and Judgmentp. 320
Final Justificationp. 321
The Question of Meritp. 322
The New Creationp. 324
Today and Tomorrow: John Wesley's Practical Theology as a Resource for Discipleship and Servicep. 327
Notesp. 333
Selected Bibliographyp. 401
Indexp. 413
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