History - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org Not willing that any should perish Mon, 06 Jul 2026 13:45:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://evangelicalarminians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/footer-logo-60x60.png History - Society of Evangelical Arminians https://evangelicalarminians.org 32 32 224740200 Mark K. Olson, “Wesley & Aldersgate – Part 1: Background & Context” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-wesley-aldersgate-part-1-background-context/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:00:57 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=33613 [To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of the page. Clicking on the hyperlinked footnotes will take you off site to the notes in the original article location.] This is…

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]]> 33613 Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Animal Redemption” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-john-wesley-on-animal-redemption/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:04:26 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=33574 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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]]> 33574 Mark K. Olson, “Wesley’s Standard Sermons with Annotations” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-wesleys-standard-sermons-with-annotations/ Wed, 27 May 2026 13:31:53 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=33535 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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]]> 33535 Roy Ingle, “Book Review: The Scofield Bible – Its History and Impact on the Evangelical Church” https://evangelicalarminians.org/roy-ingle-book-review-the-scofield-bible-its-history-and-impact-on-the-evangelical-church/ Tue, 26 May 2026 12:27:28 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=33533 I would not classify myself as a dispensationalist. For the most part, I don’t know where I stand. I sometimes find myself leaning toward dispensationalism on some issues but then I turn around and can lean toward covenantal…

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]]> 33533 Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Perspective on… Voting, Sunday Observance, Preaching Politics, Culture, Protestantism, Religious Profession” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-john-wesleys-perspective-on-voting-sunday-observance-preaching-politics-culture-protestantism-religious-profession/ Tue, 12 May 2026 12:30:23 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=33485 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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]]> 33485 Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Interactions with Africans” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-john-wesleys-interactions-with-africans/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:41:11 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=30995 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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]]> 30995 Simon Peter Sutherland, “Calvinistic Determinism Refuted” https://evangelicalarminians.org/simon-peter-sutherland-calvinistic-determinism-refuted/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:57:55 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=30973 There is a doctrine gaining popularity today, known as ‘Calvinistic determinism’ or ‘theological determinism’. This concept claims that every event in the universe is predetermined by a divine will, suggesting that human actions and decisions…

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]]> 30973 Mark K. Olson, “Early Methodists on the New Birth: George Whitefield, John Wesley, & John Fletcher” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-early-methodists-on-the-new-birth-george-whitefield-john-wesley-john-fletcher/ Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:09:23 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=30945 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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]]> 30945 Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Calvinism” https://evangelicalarminians.org/mark-k-olson-john-wesley-on-calvinism/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:56:32 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=29829 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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]]> 29829 Christian Levin B. Advincula, “Arminian Baptists Then and Now: An Introduction to the History and Distinctives of the Free Will Baptists” https://evangelicalarminians.org/christian-levin-b-advincula-arminian-baptists-then-and-now-an-introduction-to-the-history-and-distinctives-of-the-free-will-baptists/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:58:55 +0000 https://evangelicalarminians.org/?p=28994 Please click on the link to view Christian Levin B. Advincula, “Arminian Baptists Then and Now: An Introduction to the History and Distinctives of the Free Will Baptists.”  

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