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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...