Theologians of other traditions have long concurred that what set John Wesley apart — and, I submit, what we Methodists ought gratefully to embrace, reinforcing our unity — is that he “sought Christianity more in practical principles and sanctified affections than in orthodox formulas, and laid greater stress on the ecumenical consensus which unites than …
Category: Practical Divinity
Wesley’s Perspective: Methodism Focuses on Holy Hearts, Not Creed
In reading John Wesley, and in reading what the best historians and theologians have to say about Wesley, one can’t get very far without learning that he frequently felt constrained to DE-emphasize creed. I do not mean to say that Wesley was dismissive of or indifferent to doctrine. That’s ridiculous. But if we’re in search …