| John Wesley's Ecclesiology: A Study in Its Sources and Development Contributor(s): Oh, Gwang Seok (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810859645 ISBN-13: 9780810859647 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $93.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Ecclesiology - Religion | Christianity - Methodist - Religion | Christian Theology - History |
| Dewey: 262.070 |
| LCCN: 2007039252 |
| Series: Revitalization: Explorations in World Christian Movements; Pietist and Wesleyan Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.9" W x 8.98" (1.06 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Mainline - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Wesley's Ecclesiology: A Study in Its Sources and Development looks at the major traditions and sources that shaped Wesley's study of church doctrine. Wesley's ecclesiology is best understood in light of the sources and background that contributed to his own theological formation, as well as the events that he faced in the course of his endeavors in the Wesleyan Revival. Therefore, this study first examines the possible sources for Wesley's doctrine of the church and then moves to the investigation of the development of his ecclesiology in the course of his ministry. In doing so, this study looks at the large number of works written by John Wesley and the primary sources of the various traditions that influenced Wesley. John Wesley's rich legacy was inherited from several traditions-including primitivism, Anglicanism, Puritanism, Pietism, and to a lesser extent, Roman Catholicism-and these sources were instrumental in shaping his ecclesiology. Anyone interested in reading Wesley in the Christian tradition would want to read this book. Wesley's ecclesiology will provide Wesleyan Churches with a renewed understanding of their origins and a model for moving toward truly catholic, thoroughly evangelical, and continually reformed church. |