Posts tagged with: New Birth

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...

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...