By Mark K. Olson. Introduction: in this two-part study we are looking at Wesley’s spiritual counsel to seekers of heart holiness. In Part One we examine Wesley’s understanding of two...

John Wesley considered justification to be a fundamental truth of the Christian life. In his later sermons he listed justification, along with sanctification, as the two general parts of gospel...

By Mark K. Olson. This is a two-part study of Wesley’s spiritual counsel in his letters to seekers of perfect love. Many insights into Wesley’s doctrine of Christian perfection can...

In this informative interview Logan and I discuss my new book John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification (Abingdon Press, 2023). We talk about Wesley’s life and several aspects of Wesley’s teachings...

By Mark K. Olson. This article was a paper presented at the George Whitefield 300 Conference, Pembroke College, Oxford, in 2014. Introduction When the Reverend George Whitefield ‘startled the nation’[1]...

Andy Miller III Podcast “More To The Story” May 24, 1738, is a sacred day in Methodist History. It’s the day that John Wesley had his ‘heart warming’ experience on...

By Isaac N. Hopper Introduction Every denominational expression of the Church of Jesus Christ has a set of doctrinal standards upon which beliefs and practices are built and against which...

By Seng-Kong Tan Dr. Seng-Kong Tan serves at Biblical Graduate School of Theology. This article was previously published in the Journal for Christian Theological Research 7 (2002). Introduction There is...

By Randall McElwain. Theological and Spiritual Instruction in Charles Wesley’s Hymns for Children. Introduction In The Barber of Seville, Figaro sings, “If a thing is too silly to be said,...

By Mark K. Olson Introduction When the Evangelical Revival gained national attention in Great Britain during the year of 1739 a public outcry arose over a new sect called “Methodist.”[1]...