John Wesley’s Doctrine of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit: An Exegetical Study – Part One
By Mark K. Olson. Abstract: In this two-part study John Wesleys understanding of the baptism with the Holy Spirit is examined in detail. The phrase has been linked to a...
From the Beginning to the End: John Wesley’s Doctrine of Creation
By Mark K. Olson. Abstract: John Wesley is widely recognized for his contributions to the subject of soteriology (doctrine of salvation). Yet, his doctrine of creation serves as a backdrop...
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...
Pietist Credentials of John Wesley
By Julian E. Pace IV. Abstract: This article explores how the Pietist impulse, in both its’ “churchly” and “radical” forms, profoundly shaped the theology and spirituality of John Wesley. Churchly...
Suffering and Becoming Holy: Insights from John Wesley’s Pastoral Counsel
By Mark K. Olson. Abstract: The problem of human suffering has conflicted many people. The eighteenth century was no different, for it was rife with suffering and death, with the...
John Wesley and the Moravians: 1735-1741
By Julian E. Pace IV. Abstract: This article documents John Wesley’s earliest interactions with the Moravians. Wesley enjoyed a cordial relationship with the Moravians between 1735-1739. Unfortunately, due to personality...
John Wesley’s Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
By Mark K. Olson Abstract: This article outlines Wesley’s theology of the Holy Spirit. It is shown that Wesley’s pneumatology was trinitarian in structure and included soteriological, epistemological, and eschatological...
Theme of Real Christianity in John Wesley’s Commentary on the Book of Revelation
By Mark K. Olson Abstract: This is the final installment of a six-part series on John Wesley’s eschatology. The theme of real Christianity is shown to have guided Wesley in...
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....
From Heaven Above to New Creation Below
By Mark K. Olson Abstract: In this third installment, John Wesley’s eschatology is surveyed from his Oxford period in the 1720s to his mature thoughts in the 1780s. It is...