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Memorial to John Wesley and Charles Wesley in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan–Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles Wesley.
John Wesley (/ ˈ w ɛ s l i / WESS-lee; [1] 28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to ...
Wesley saw his four sources of authority not merely as prescriptive of how one should form their theology, but also as descriptive of how almost anyone does form theology. As an astute observer of human behavior, and a pragmatist, Wesley's approach to the Quadrilateral was most certainly phenomenological , describing in a practical way how ...
Methodism is broadly evangelical in doctrine and is characterized by Wesleyan theology; [64] John Wesley is studied by Methodists for his interpretation of church practice and doctrine. [ 58 ] : 38 At its heart, the theology of John Wesley stressed the life of Christian holiness : to love God with all one's heart, mind, soul and strength and to ...
The Twenty-five Articles of Religion are an official doctrinal statement of Methodism—particularly American Methodism and its offshoots. John Wesley abridged the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England, removing the Calvinistic parts among others, reflecting Wesley's Arminian theology.
[1]: 138 These four volumes are collectively known as Wesley's Forty-four Sermons. An additional 97 sermons were printed in several volumes. [ 3 ] Wesley was apparently influenced by the Anglican Book of Homilies , in terms of the form (i.e. using sermons as a primary means of communication) and content.
Wesley, John (1737). A Collection of Psalms and Hymns (PDF). Printed by Lewis Timothy. Wesley, John (1738). A Collection of Psalms and Hymns (PDF). Wesley, John (1738). A Sermon on Salvation by Faith. Printed by James Hutton. Wesley, John (1739). The Doctrine of Salvation, Faith, and Good Works. Extracted from the Homilies of the Church of ...
The publication in 1994 of Responsible Grace: John Wesley’s Practical Theology established Maddox as one of the foremost interpreters of the Wesleyan tradition. Maddox's work in Responsible Grace is noteworthy in aligning John Wesley's theological concerns related to the doctrine of salvation with themes characteristic of the Eastern (or Greek) Christian tradition.