John Wesley’s Order of Eschatological Events
By Mark K. Olson Abstract: As a postmillennialist Wesley understood the books of Daniel and Revelation to spell out salvation history from the 6th century BCE to the final consummation....
The Revival and Methodist Self-Understanding
By Mark K. Olson Abstract: This second installment in a six-part series examines how early Methodists understood Methodism as an eschatological movement, called to help usher in the millennium through...
Millennial Aspirations and the Problem of Religious Nominalism
By Mark K. Olson Abstract: This is part one of a six-part study on John Wesley’s eschatology. This opening article recounts the development of eschatology in England from the Protestant...