John Wesley : a theological journey / [print]
Kenneth J. Collins.
- Nashville, Tennessee : Abingdon Press, (c)2003.
- 355 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
The Puritan and Anglican Heritage -- The Maternal Legacy -- The Paternal Legacy -- John Wesley's Early Life -- The End of Religion -- A Kempis and Taylor -- Wesley's Early Understanding of Faith -- Developments at Oxford -- William Law -- The First Rise of Methodism: Oxford -- The Circumcision of the Heart -- The Epworth Living -- Georgia -- The Voyage to Georgia -- The Fear of Death as a Test of Christian Experience -- The Second Rise of Methodism: The Georgia Mission -- The Salzburgers -- Wesley's Pastoral Style at Savannah and Frederica -- The Sophia Hopkey Relationship -- The Return Home -- Aldersgate -- Peter Bohler -- William Law -- Aldersgate -- Wesley's Western Theological Orientation -- Salvation by Faith -- Herrnhut -- Back to England -- Field Preaching -- The Form and Power of Methodism -- Lay Preaching -- The Third Rise of Methodism: Fetter Lane -- George Whitefield -- The Character and Principles of a Methodist -- Susanna's Death -- The Methodist Infrastructure -- Anglican Opposition -- Scriptural Christianity -- Theological Nuances and Ongoing Standards -- Assurance -- The Faith of a Servant -- The Standards of Redemption -- Inward Religion -- Religious Dispositions -- The Issue of Determinism -- The Church Question -- Strengthening the Foundations -- Bishop Lavington and the Nature of Enthusiasm -- The Moral Law -- A Caution Against Bigotry and the Catholic Spirit -- Ecclesiastical Developments -- Wesley's Marriage -- Predestination -- Wesley's Evangelical Friends.