The Method of John Wesley's Practical Theology Reconsidered
Here John Wesley's practical theological method is examined not only in terms of the usual analytical elements of scripture, reason, tradition, and experience but also with respect to a broader synthesis that embraces several teleological elements, especially as reflected in the Methodist missi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn State Univ. Press
[2017]
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Wesley and Methodist studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 101-122 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDE Anglican Church NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit NBN Ecclesiology RA Practical theology RJ Mission; missiology |
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| Summary: | Here John Wesley's practical theological method is examined not only in terms of the usual analytical elements of scripture, reason, tradition, and experience but also with respect to a broader synthesis that embraces several teleological elements, especially as reflected in the Methodist mission, and the ongoing activity of the Holy Spirit. Such a practical method, ever oriented toward mission, moved Wesley's basic ecclesiology more and more in the direction of a functional definition of the church, a vantage point in which he enjoyed considerable liberty as he not only broke parish boundaries but felt free to critique earlier periods of the history of the church. |
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| ISSN: | 2291-1731 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Wesley and Methodist studies
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