Happy Reformation Day! In this episode we will be examining how the theologies of Jacob Arminius and John Wesley were aligned with the Five Solas of the Protestant Reformation: Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Sola Scriptura,…
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Remonstrance Minisode 17: Wesley on Roman Catholicism
Happy Reformation Month! In this episode we will be reading a short selection from John Wesley’s writing, “Popery Calmly Considered.” Wesley is pretty “calm” for most of it, although he gets fired up in a few…
Remonstrance Minisode 16: Sola Fide With Wesley
If you cannot see the web player above follow this link: Remonstrance Minisode 16 Happy Reformation Month! We are counting down the days to the 499th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation! Why?…
Andrew C. Thompson, “Practical Divinity: John Wesley and the Power of Christian Doctrine”
Please click on the link to view Andrew C. Thompson, “Practical Divinity: John Wesley and the Power of Christian Doctrine.”
A Call for Wesleyan-Arminian Reformation
As the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation approaches there is still a need for reform in many traditions of Protestantism. But perhaps there is no Protestant tradition that is in greater need of reform than…
Greg Boyd – Calvinism Explained in 10 Minutes
The video may also be accessed on YouTube here. Greg Boyd is an Open Theist, which is a position SEA disagrees with. However, this video clip is not about Open Theism, but Calvinism. And it has…
Book Review: Arminian and Baptist, Explorations in a Theological Tradition by J. Matthew Pinson
Arminian and Baptist is a book about the history of Arminian theology in the General Baptist and Free Will Baptist tradition. It is written by J. Matthew Pinson, a Free Will Baptist, and the president…
Remonstrance Minisode 11: What Is An Arminian?
If you can’t see the link to the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Minisode 11 In this Minisode we will be asking the basic (but not so basic) question: “What Is An Arminian?” And…
Remonstrance Minisode 10: The Systematic Wesleyan
If you can’t see the player above follow this link to the episode: Remonstrance Minisode 10 This episode is a call to study Wesleyan Theology in a systematic way. As Fred Sanders points out, the Wesleyan-Arminian…
Remonstrance Minisode 9: Wesley on Imputation
If you can’t see the player above follow this link: Remonstrance Minisode 9 In this minisode we will be mostly reading John Wesley’s sermon, “The Lord Our Righteousness” to investigate his views on Imputation. If…
John Wesley, Contemporary Wesleyanism and the Reformed Tradition
INTRODUCTION Wesleyans are often surprised to discover how Reformed John Wesley is in his understanding of original sin and salvation. Conversely, many Calvinists are forced to re-evaluate their simplistic caricatures of Wesley as they examine…
Remonstrance Episode #2: The Doctrine of Divine Providence
This is our second full episode of Remonstrance podcast! On this episode we will be taking an in depth look at the theology of Jacob Arminius and John Wesley in regards to Divine Providence. We…
Remonstrance Minisode 6: John Wesley on Divine Providence
If you can’t see the player above just follow this link to listen to this episode: Remonstrance Minisode 6 In this minisode we will be briefly looking at the views of John Wesley concerning Divine Providence….
Seven Minute Seminary: Ryan Danker, “Why the Church Needed Methodism”
From the video’s YouTube page, which may be accessed here: Why did the church need the 18th century Methodist movement? In today’s Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Ryan Danker explains the relationship between Anglicanism, Puritanism, and…
Ben Witherington and Roger Olson, “Roger Olson’s Arminian Theology – Part 10”
BEN: How would you distinguish the Calvinist notion of God’s providence from the Arminian one? It is interesting to me that if one reads Wesley’s Journal, one finds the phrase ‘a singular providence of God’…
Remonstrance Minisode 3: What Were the Views of John Wesley in Regards to Justification by Faith?
ut If you can’t see the player above just follow this link to listen to this episode: Remonstrance Minisode 3 In this minisode we will be looking at what John Wesley taught about the doctrine of Justification…
Remonstrance Podcast Minisode 1: What Exactly Is Wesleyan-Arminianism?
You can listen to the podcast using the above podcast player or access it through this link: Remonstrance Podcast Minisode 1: What Exactly Is Wesleyan-Arminianism? Remonstrance is a podcast dedicated to Wesleyan-Arminian Reformation. On the show…
Wesley’s Advice on Voting
John Wesley On Regeneration
John Wesley was someone who focused on the practical matters of living out the Christian life. But he did not ignore the essential doctrines of the faith. In sermon #45, entitled “The New Birth”,…
Ben Witherington and Roger Olson, “Roger Olson’s Arminian Theology – Part 4”
BEN: On p. 55, you talk about Wesley’s treatise on divine sovereignty compared to Calvin’s view. Would you say that while Wesley agrees with Calvin that God is sovereign, absolutely so, and could do what…
