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by Gwang Seok Oh (Author)
John Wesley's Ecclesiology: A Study in Its Sources and Development looks at the major traditions and sources that shaped Wesley's study of church doctrine. Wesley's ecclesiology is best understood in light of the sources and background that contributed to his own theological formation, as well as the events that he faced in the course of his endeavors in the Wesleyan Revival. Therefore, this study first examines the possible sources for Wesley's doctrine of the church and then moves to the investigation of the development of his ecclesiology in the course of his ministry.
In doing so, this study looks at the large number of works written by John Wesley and the primary sources of the various traditions that influenced Wesley. John Wesley's rich legacy was inherited from several traditions-including primitivism, Anglicanism, Puritanism, Pietism, and to a lesser extent, Roman Catholicism-and these sources were instrumental in shaping his ecclesiology. Anyone interested in reading Wesley in the Christian tradition would want to read this book. Wesley's ecclesiology will provide Wesleyan Churches with a renewed understanding of their origins and a model for moving toward truly catholic, thoroughly evangelical, and continually reformed church.Author Biography
Gwang Seok Oh is a pastor of the Berlin Methodist Church in Germany. He is also a visiting scholar at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin where he is working on a project in German Pietists and John Wesley. He is former Adjunct Professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
