A definitive study of evidence concerning John Wesley's appropriation of the thought of Clement of Alexandria
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A definitive study of evidence concerning John Wesley's appropriation of the thought of Clement of Alexandria
(Texts and studies in religion, v. 102)
Edwin Mellen Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-314) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This study advances the field of Wesley studies, particularly in regard to the ongoing discussion of Wesley's theological sources. It undertakes a detailed investigation of single ante Nicene writer's possible influence, Clement of Alexandria, as giving inspired him to write a tract that in many ways defined the Methodist movement, Character of a Methodist (1742). It also provides additional evidence, both textual and conceptual, of an appropriation of Clement's thought by Wesley. It contributes to the broader field of systematic theology by showing how an essential Christian doctrine - in this case Christian perfection of sanctification - may develop over time without diminution or fundamental change.
Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. Anglicanism and Christian Antiquity: The Via Media of the Church of England
- The Church Fathers - Cranmer
- Jewel, Bucer, Vermigli, Hooker, Andrewes, Taylor, Pearson, Beveridge
- Potter
- 2. Wesley, The Fathers, & the Anglican Holiness Tradition"
- 3. John Wesley's Adaptation of Clement Alexandria: "On Clemens Alexandrinus' Description of Perfect Christian"
- Letter Lloyd's Evening Post
- "Character of a Methodist"
- Correspondence with Miss March
- 4. Clement of Alexandria: Biography and Historical Setting
- Clement's Sources
- Works
- Soteriology
- 5. Arguments: Textual Evidence
- Thematic Similarities
- Style
- Doctrinal Development
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1: The Unpublished Manuscripts
- Appendix 2: John Wesley on Early Church Heresies
- Appendix 3: "On Clemens Alexandrinus' Description of a Perfect Christian" Bibliography
- Index
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