Conversion
Wesley & Aldersgate – Part 2: Wesley’s Testimony Explained
By Mark K. Olson. John Wesley’s famous “warmed heart” at a society meeting on Aldersgate Street, London, in May 1738 has been interpreted in different ways by scholars and historians...
Lecture: Aldersgate in the Life of John Wesley
Aldersgate in the Life of John Wesley Dr. Mark K. Olson “The Living Room” Forum, KZN District, South Africa May 25, 2026 John Wesley’s evangelical conversion at a religious meeting...
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...
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]...
Podcast: John Wesley and Aldersgate – What Happened?
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...
Wesley’s ‘Warmed Heart’ at Aldersgate – What Really Happened?
By Mark K. Olson. Abstract: Wesley’s religious experience at Aldersgate remains the most famous and debated event in his life. Scholars disagree on what the experience meant to Wesley at...