Doctrinal and controversial treatises

Author(s)

• Wesley, John
• Maddox, Randy L.
• Chilcote, Paul Wesley
• Collins, Kenneth J.

Bibliographic Information

Doctrinal and controversial treatises

edited by Randy L. Maddox

（The bicentennial edition of the works of John Wesley, . The works of John Wesley ; v. 12-13）

Abingdon Press, 2012-

• 1
• 2

Note

2: edited by Paul Wesley Chilcote and Kenneth J. Collins

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

1 ISBN 9781426744303

Description

The first of three theological volumes, this volume is devoted tofour of John Wesley's foundational treatises on soteriology. These treatises include, first, Wesley s extract from the Homilies of the Church of England, which he published to convince his fellow Anglican clergy that the evangelical emphasis on believers experiencing a conscious assurance of God s pardoning love was consistent with this standard of Anglican doctrine. Next comes Wesley s extract of Richard Baxter s Aphorisms of Justification, aimed more at those who shared his evangelical emphasis, invoking this honored moderate Puritan to challenge antinomian conceptions of the doctrine of justification by faith. This is followed by Wesley s abridgement of the Shorter Catechism issued by the Westminster Assembly in his Christian Library, where he affirms broad areas of agreement with this standard of Reformed doctrine while quietly removing items with which he disagreed. The fourth item is Wesley s extended response to the Dissenter John Taylor on the doctrine of original sin, which highlights differences within the broad Arminian camp, with Wesley resisting a drift toward naively optimistic views of human nature that he discerned in Taylor. "

Volume

2 ISBN 9781426766978

Description

The second of three volumes devoted to Wesley s theological writings contains two major sets of material. The first set (edited by Paul Chilcote) contains writings throughout Wesley s ministry devoted to defense of the doctrine of Christian perfection, including "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection." The second set (edited by Kenneth Collins) collects Wesley s various treatises focused on predestination and related issues, often in direct debate with Calvinist writers, including "Predestination Calmly Considered."

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Details

• NCID: BB10005067
• ISBN:
  • 9781426744303
  • 9781426766978
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: englat
• Place of Publication: Nashville
• Pages/Volumes: v.
• Size: 23 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Salvation -- Methodist Church
  • LCSH : Salvation -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- 18th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA12467372