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Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Animal Redemption”

SEA — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:04:26 +0000

Will animals take part in the new creation promised in Revelation 21-22? Throughout most of Christian history the popular assumption has been they will not. The bible does not say they will (since they are…

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Mark K. Olson, “Wesley’s Standard Sermons with Annotations”

SEA — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:31:53 +0000

Edward Sugden (1854-1935) is remembered best for his classic two-volume set on Wesley’s standard sermons. First published in 1921, the set includes a general introduction on the sermon collection, plus introductions and footnotes to the…

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Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Perspective on… Voting, Sunday Observance, Preaching Politics, Culture, Protestantism, Religious Profession”

SEA — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:30:23 +0000

Students of Wesley focus mostly on Wesley’s writings of theology and salvation. These would include his sermons, journals, commentaries, hymns, and major doctrinal works and correspondence. In these works we find Wesley’s theology spelled out…

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Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Interactions with Africans”

SEA — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:41:11 +0000

Since there were only about 20,000 black people in England, John Wesley did not have much interaction with Africans. Even though his contact was minimal, he does record some interesting exchanges with Africans during his…

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Mark K. Olson, “Early Methodists on the New Birth: George Whitefield, John Wesley, & John Fletcher”

SEA — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:09:23 +0000

The Evangelical Revival broke out in the 1730s with the central message, “You must be born again” (Jn 3:7). The two most famous evangelists of the new movement were George Whitefield (1714-1770) and John Wesley (1703-1791). They both…

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Mark K. Olson, “The Wesleys’ Sacramental Theology”

SEA — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:02:05 +0000

It is fairly common knowledge that the Wesley brothers held high church views on the sacraments, inherited from their parents and nurtured by their Anglican education. Geordan Hammond correctly noted that the Wesleys led a…

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Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Calvinism”

SEA — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:56:32 +0000

It is widely known that John Wesley opposed Calvinism, but many don’t know how he came to adopt the Arminian view and why he opposed Calvinism. To begin with, Wesley learned his Arminianism from his…

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Mark K. Olson on John Wesley’s Sermon, “Salvation by Faith”

SEA — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:09:52 +0000

Albert Outler referred to this sermon as Wesley’s “evangelical manifesto.” Wesley always included it first in his publications of his sermons, and for good reason. Salvation by Faith enunciates in the clearest terms Wesley “new gospel” of…

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Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Death Mask”

SEA — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:16:34 +0000

When John Wesley passed away on March 2, 1791, a death mask was made of his face. Death masks were prevalent before the age of photography. The masks were usually made of wax or plaster…

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Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Life after Death”

SEA — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:10:22 +0000

What happens after physical death and before the future resurrection — often called the intermediate state? Assuming conscious existence after death (the standard view throughout church history), where do the departed go? And, what do…

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