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Wesleyanism
Video: Spotlight TV Interview with Mark K. Olson on His Book John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification
From Mark Olson: In this informative interview Logan [Crawford] and I discuss my new book John Wesley’s Doctrine of Justification (Abingdon Press, 2023). We talk about Wesley’s life and several aspects of Wesley’s teachings on justification,…
Isaac N. Hopper, “Songs of the Faithful: The Wesleyan Hymns as Border for the People Called Methodists”
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The Wesleyan Heritage Collection
Currently downloadable at Archive.org is the contents of a CD full of original and hard to find Wesleyan texts, not least the works of Wesley himself, that can be accessed at this link. Here is…
Seng-Kong Tan, “The Doctrine of the Trinity in John Wesley’s Prose and Poetic Works”
Dr. Seng-Kong Tan serves at Biblical Graduate School of Theology. This article was previously published in the Journal for Christian Theological Research 7 (2002). [To view the footnotes on this page, scroll down to the bottom of…
Randall McElwain, “No Room For Mirth Or Trifling Here: Theological and Spiritual Instruction in Charles Wesley’s Hymns for Children”
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Mark K. Olson, “Clement of Alexandria: An Early Church Wesleyan?”
[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.] Introduction When…
Irv Brendlinger, “John Wesley and Slavery: Myth and Reality”
Please click on the link to view . Irv Brendlinger, “John Wesley and Slavery: Myth and Reality” (2006). Faculty Publications – College of Christian Studies. Paper 116 (2006) http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ccs/116.
Mark K. Olson, “Strange Bedfellows: A Reappraisal of Mildred Wynkoop’s ‘A Theology of Love'”
[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.] Introduction Mildred…
Mark K. Olson, “Early Methodist Christology”
This article is an extract of my chapter “Early Methodist Christology After the Wesleys” in Methodist Christology: From the Wesleys to the Twenty-First Century, eds. Jason E. Vickers and Jerome Van Kuiken. Foundary Books, 2020. [To…
Mark K. Olson, “The New Birth in the Early Wesley”
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Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley on Sin and Holiness”
Cowman Lectures, 2021. Seoul Theological University. [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…
Mark K. Olson, “Luther & Wesley on Justification by Faith Alone”
Abstract: When John Wesley became an evangelical Christian in 1738, his new understanding of justification by faith alone was directly influenced by Martin Luther, passed down to him through the Moravians. This article explores the…
Mark K. Olson, “The Doctrine of Justification in the Early Wesley”
Cowman Lecture, 2021 Seoul Theological University, South Korea Abstract: The doctrine of justification is usually associated with John Wesley after his evangelical conversion in 1738. Few people know what Wesley believed about justification before that…
Andrew V. Sullivan, “A Methodist Before Methodism: The Wesleyan Reception of James Arminius”
Please click on the link to view Andrew V. Sullivan, “A Methodist Before Methodism: The Wesleyan Reception of James Arminius.”
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Doctrine of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit: An Exegetical Study – Part Two”
Abstract: After looking at Wesley’s Journal, sermons, and NT commentary in Part One to discern his views on Spirit baptism. In Part Two, we survey Spirit baptism as the standard of spirituality and move on…
Mark K. Olson, “John Wesley’s Doctrine of the Baptism with the Holy Spirit: An Exegetical Study – Part One”
Abstract: In this two-part study John Wesley’s understanding of the baptism with the Holy Spirit is examined in detail. The phrase has been linked to a second, post-justification blessing in Holiness and Pentecostal theology. The…
Clayton Sidenbender, “How a Small US Evangelical Seminary Is Defying the Odds”
Please click on the link to view Clayton Sidenbender, “How a Small US Evangelical Seminary Is Defying the Odds.” The subhead of the article reads: “The school, which has grown 500% in 6 years, was…
Mark K. Olson, “From the Beginning to the End: John Wesley’s Doctrine of Creation”
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 and context for his teachings on salvation, sanctification, and…
Mark K. Olson, “Wesley’s ‘Warmed Heart’ at Aldersgate – What Really Happened?”
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 the time and over his lifetime. This article reviews…
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