Reclaiming Our Wesleyan Tradition: John Wesley's Sermons for Today

by Douglas M. Strong

Come back home to God! A central theme in John Wesley's writings is salvation. He urged people to become and continually grow as committed disciples of Jesus Christ. His appeals and reasoning are just as relevant in the 21st century as in the 18th. ""Wesley's 'Way of Salvation' is a road map of the journey of humanity toward God,"" writes the authors. ""It's a pathway of grace in which we respond to God with increasing self-awareness of our separation and our need to come back home. Our aim is to help people understand and apply Wesleys teachings to their lives...and to transform them from being 'almost Christians' to being 'altogether Christians.'"" The authors are passionate about returning to the roots of Methodist tenets of salvation. Covering biblically based doctrinal topics such as sin, grace, justification, sanctification and ethical living, Reclaiming the Wesleyan Tradition explains Wesleyan theology in an easy-to-understand way. The book's format makes a dense 13-week study e

176 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Douglas M. Strong (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is dean of the School of Theology and professor of the history of Christianity at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington.

Reviews

[J. Ewbank · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives one a lot of information about John Wesley's theology. It is packaged in a study form with introduction, scripture, prayers and places for notes and questions. It is written so that the interested layperson will be able to read and understand and enjoy the theology of John Wesley. These writers did a great job.

J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the Isms" "Wesley's Wars" and "To Whom It May Concern"