John Wesley
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...
Spotlight TV Interview – Logan Crawford & Mark K. Olson
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...
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...
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...
The Doctrine of the Trinity in John Wesley’s Prose and Poetic Works
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...
Clement of Alexandria: An Early Church Wesleyan?
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]...
Strange Bedfellows: A Reappraisal of Mildred Wynkoop’s “A Theology of Love”
By Mark K. Olson Introduction Mildred Bangs Wynkoop (1905-1997) was a missionary and educator in The Church of the Nazarene and an influential holiness theologian. She advocated for the renewed...
Early Methodist Christology
Mark K. Olson. This article is an extract of my chapter “Early Methodist Christology After the Wesleys” in Methodist Christology: From the Wesleys to the Twenty-First Century, eds. Jason E....
The New Birth in the Early Wesley
By Mark K. Olson Introduction Studies on John Wesley’s doctrine of the new birth usually address the post-1738 Wesley.[1] The reason is simple: in 1738 Wesley became an evangelical by...
John Wesley on Sin and Holiness
By Mark K. Olson. Cowman Lectures, 2021. Seoul Theological University. Introduction In the study of Christian holiness, no matter which tradition is being examined, the definition of sin becomes central....