Articles
Wesley & Aldersgate – Part 1: Background & Context
By Mark K. Olson. This is the first of several articles that will explore how Wesley understood his “warmed heart” at Aldersgate over the course of his life. The articles...
The Roots of John Wesley’s Servant Theology
By Mark K. Olson Introduction In my previous article—Is the Servant Justified?—I answered the question regarding the soteriological standing of the faith of a servant in John Wesley’s theology. This...
Is the ‘Servant’ Justified?
By Mark K. Olson Introduction Over the last thirty years one of the more heated areas of debate in John Wesley studies has been over the soteriological standing of the...
The Arminian Roots of John and Charles Wesley
By Andrew V. Sullivan (M.A., Th. M.) Introduction John Wesley was the greatest Arminian theologian in church history. In many respects, while his writings do not surpass the philosophical sophistication...
Penal Substitution in John Wesley’s Atonement Theology
By Mark K. Olson Introduction In his classic study of John Wesley’s theology of holiness, Harald Lindström makes the insightful observation that Wesley’s evangelical conversion at Aldersgate was made possible...
The Trinitarian Theology of Charles Wesley’s Hymnody
By Tyler Walker. Wesleyans are a singing people. In good times and bad, we turn to the songs of our faith. The Wesleyan movement has distinguished itself with its historical...
John Wesley as Spiritual Father, Part Two
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 as Spiritual Father, Part One
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...
George Whitefield’s Doctrine of Conversion, 1735-1740
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]...
Songs of the Faithful: The Wesleyan Hymns as Border for the People Called Methodists
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...