From Faith to Faith: John Wesley's Covenant Theology and the Way of Salvation (Distinguished Dissertations in Christian Theology) - Hardcover

Rodes, Stanley J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498265251 ISBN 13: 9781498265256

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2013

Synopsis

The idea that covenant theology is profoundly influential in John Wesley's theological thought sounds dissonant. What would an evangelical Arminian have to do with a theological framework that historically belongs to a Reformed understanding of salvation? How could this possibly square with his ongoing controversy with the Calvinism of his day? On the basis of compelling evidence from his sermons and correspondence, this investigation dares to push through the impulse to dismiss the idea that covenant theology belongs to the infrastructure of Wesley's thought. The resulting discovery of its role in shaping his narrative of the way of salvation is surprising and intriguing. Wesley is not only informed and fluent with respect to covenant theology, but thoroughly committed to it. This study demonstrates that, with theological precision and discernment, Wesley appropriates covenant theology in a way that is consistent both with its primary theological features and with his Arminianism. His distinctive view of "the gradual process of the work of God in the soul" supplies valuable grist for further reflection, especially by those charged with the care of souls in the twenty-first century

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About the Authors

Stan Rodes (PhD) serves as Administrative Director for Global Clergy Development for the Church of the Nazarene. He is also a member of the adjunct faculty of Northwest Nazarene University.

T. A. Noble is Professor of Theology at Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, and also Senior Research Fellow in Theology at Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, UK. He was recently president of the Wesleyan Theological Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498265251
• ISBN 13: 9781498265256
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 270