The Future of John Wesley’s Theology
Back to the Future with the Apostle Paul
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
| Author: | Tex Sample | ISBN: | 9781621891581 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers | Publication: | February 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tex Sample |
| ISBN: | 9781621891581 |
| Publisher: | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
| Publication: | February 21, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Cascade Books |
| Language: | English |
This book approaches the future of John Wesley's theology in terms of a preferred future by looking back to the Apostle Paul. In a comparison of Wesley's theology with the writings of St. Paul, Tex Sample maintains that Wesleyans tend to read Paul through Wesley, but that in the future we need to read Wesley through Paul. Key issues between Wesley and Paul are considered in this book: justification by faith, sanctification, the faith in/of Christ, the powers, the individual/social concept in Wesley that is absent in Paul, and, finally, the issue of a justice of the common good. The conclusion develops the implications of this study for the future of the church and its witness.
This book approaches the future of John Wesley's theology in terms of a preferred future by looking back to the Apostle Paul. In a comparison of Wesley's theology with the writings of St. Paul, Tex Sample maintains that Wesleyans tend to read Paul through Wesley, but that in the future we need to read Wesley through Paul. Key issues between Wesley and Paul are considered in this book: justification by faith, sanctification, the faith in/of Christ, the powers, the individual/social concept in Wesley that is absent in Paul, and, finally, the issue of a justice of the common good. The conclusion develops the implications of this study for the future of the church and its witness.
