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The theology of John Wesley : holy love and the shape of grace / Kenneth J. Collins.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, Kenneth J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wesley, John, 1703-1791.
- Wesley, John.
- Theology, Doctrinal.
- Physical Description:
- 423 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Nashville, TN : Abingdon Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- This is a work that ably mines the elements that constitute John Wesley's Practical Divinity. Critically challenging the leading paradigms that have governed the interpretation of Wesley in the last century, Collins seeks a new balance in the axial theme of holiness and grace. This book joins the ranks of the standard works on Wesley's theology and will find an appreciative readership in the church and academy.
- Contents:
- Introduction: John Wesley's Practical Divinity: A Theology of Holy Love 1
- John Wesley as a Practical Theologian 1
- The Style of Wesley's Practical Theology 3
- The Axial Theme of Wesley's Practical Theology 5
- The Axial Theme of Holiness and Grace 6
- Holiness as Holy Love: The First Half of the Axial Theme 6
- Law and Grace 10
- Grace: The Other Half of the Axial Theme 11
- Work of God Alone/Synergism 12
- Favor/Empowerment 13
- Receiving/Responding 14
- Instantaneous/Process 15
- The Flow of the Book 16
- Chapter 1 The God of Holy Love 19
- The Personal and Essential Attributes of God 19
- Holy Love 20
- Eternity 22
- Omnipresence 23
- Omniscience 25
- Omnipotence 26
- The Essential Attributes and Predestination 29
- The Work of God/Father 33
- Creator 34
- Sovereign 37
- Governor 38
- The Moral Law 39
- Providential Provider 40
- Today and Tomorrow: Recent Trends in Cosmology 43
- Chapter 2 Humanity: Created in Holy Love, Fallen in Nature 49
- Humanity Created as Complex Beings 50
- The Image of God 51
- The Fall of Humanity 57
- The Effects of the Fall 59
- Original Sin 64
- How Original Sin Is Transferred 66
- The Consequences of Original Sin 68
- Total Depravity 70
- Prevenient Grace 73
- The Benefits of Prevenient Grace 77
- Today and Tomorrow: Contemporary Views of the Self 82
- Chapter 3 Jesus Christ: The God of Holy Love Revealed 87
- The Person of Christ 88
- The Divine Nature 88
- The Human Nature 92
- The Work of Christ 95
- Prophet 96
- Priest 98
- Atonement 99
- Objective Elements 103
- Subjective Elements 108
- King 110
- Today and Tomorrow: The Christ of the Qur'an 113
- Chapter 4 The Holy Spirit: The Presence of the God of Holy Love 121
- Administrator of Redemption 122
- Convincing Grace 122
- The Moral Law 123
- The Presence of the Spirit as Holy Love 124
- The Gifts and Fruit of the Spirit 127
- The Assurance of the Holy Spirit 129
- Assurance Nuanced 131
- The Full Assurance of Faith 136
- The Question of a Specialized Vocabulary 137
- The Full Assurance of Hope 140
- The Perceptibility of Grace 142
- The Trinity 143
- The Filioque Clause 144
- Wesley on Trinitarian Language 145
- The Trinity and the Language of Holy Love 148
- Today and Tomorrow: The Rise of Pentecostal Religion 149
- Chapter 5 Justification: The God of Holy Love for Us 155
- Co-operant Grace (Catholic Emphasis) 155
- Repentance 156
- Works Suitable for Repentance 157
- The Necessity of Repentance and Works Suitable Thereto 158
- Free Grace (Protestant Emphasis) 160
- Justifying Faith 165
- Justification Itself: The First Focus of the Wesleyan Order of Salvation 169
- Justification as Freedom from Guilt: The First Liberty of the Gospel 172
- Imputation 174
- The Question of Sola Fide 176
- Justification and Regeneration Are Linked 181
- The Difference between Acceptance and Justification 182
- Temporal Elements as the Key 184
- Today and Tomorrow: The Realities of Forgiveness 189
- Chapter 6 The New Birth: The God of Holy Love in Us 195
- Regenerating Grace as the Favor of God 196
- Regenerating Grace as the Power of God 197
- The Contribution of Peter Bohler 199
- Defining Regeneration 200
- The New Birth as a Necessary Change 205
- The New Birth as a Vast Change 207
- The Influence of German Pietism 208
- The New Birth as a Crucial Change 211
- The Contribution of August Hermann Francke 214
- The Temporal Elements as Key 215
- The New Birth as Liberating Change: The Second Liberty of the Gospel 217
- Did Wesley Maintain His Standard of the New Birth? 222
- The New Birth as the Freedom to Love God and Neighbor 226
- Today and Tomorrow: Conversion Revisited 229
- Chapter 7 The Church and the Means of Grace: The Community of Holy Love 237
- The Church 238
- The Church in Decline 240
- Methodism as a Reform of the Church 244
- The Significance of German Pietism and Moravianism 247
- The Methodist Infrastructure 249
- The Practical Christian Life 253
- The Means of Grace 257
- The Instituted Means of Grace 257
- The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper 259
- The Sacrament of Baptism 262
- Prudential Means of Grace 266
- Works of Mercy 267
- Today and Tomorrow: What Are They Thinking about Natural Law and Politics? 270
- Chapter 8 Entire Sanctification: The Purity and Excellence of Holy Love 279
- Evangelical Repentance 280
- Works Suitable for Repentance 282
- Faith 286
- The Balance of Wesley's Conception of Grace 288
- The Temporal Dimensions of Entire Sanctification 293
- Entire Sanctification Itself: The Second Focus of the Wesleyan Order of Salvation 297
- What Entire Sanctification Is Not 298
- What Entire Sanctification Is: The Third Liberty of the Gospel 300
- The Full Assurance of Faith 303
- Pastoral Considerations on the Way to Eternity 304
- Today and Tomorrow: Rethinking the Wesleyan Ordo Salutis? 307
- Chapter 9 Eschatology and Glorification: The Triumph of Holy Love 313
- Revivalism and Millennialism 314
- Eschatology and the Reign of God 316
- Death 316
- The Intermediate State 318
- Resurrection and Judgment 320
- Final Justification 321
- The Question of Merit 322
- The New Creation 324
- Today and Tomorrow: John Wesley's Practical Theology as a Resource for Discipleship and Service 327.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-412) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780687646333
- 0687646332
- OCLC:
- 80358768
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