EDITOR Robert Danielson EDITORIAL BOARD Kenneth J. Collins Professor of Historical Theology and Wesley Studies J. Steven O’Malley Professor of Methodist Holiness History EDITORIAL ADVISORY PANEL William Abraham, Perkins School of Theology David Bundy, New York Theological Seminary Ted Campbell, Perkins School of Theology Hyungkeun Choi, Seoul Theological University Richard Heitzenrater, Duke University Divinity School Scott Kisker, Wesley Theological Seminary Sarah Lancaster, Methodist Theological School of Ohio Gareth Lloyd, University of Manchester Randy Maddox, Duke University Divinity School Nantachai Medjuhon, Muang Thai Church, Bangkok, Thailand Stanley Nwoji, Pastor, Lagos, Nigeria Paul Numrich, Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus Dana Robert, Boston University Howard Snyder, Manchester Wesley Research Centre L. Wesley de Souza, Candler School of Theology Leonard Sweet, Drew University School of Theology Amos Yong, Regent University Hwa Yung, United Methodist Church, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia All inquiries regarding subscriptions, back issues, permissions to reprint, manuscripts for submission, and books for review should be addressed to: The Asbury Journal Asbury Theological Seminary 204 N. Lexington Avenue, Wilmore, KY 40390 FAX: 859-858-2375 http://place.asburyseminary.edu/asburyjournal/ © Copyright 2018 by Asbury Theological Seminary ISSN 1090-5642 The Asbury Journal VOLUME 73:1 Spring 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS 6 From the Editor 8 John Wesley's Mission of Spreading Scriptural Holiness: A Case Study in World Mission and Evangelism Laurence W. Wood 50 Seeing Lakota Christian Mission History Through the Eyes of John Wesley's Image of God Susangeline Y. Patrick 65 The Problem with Wesley’s Postmillennialism: An Exegetical Case for Historic Premillennialism in 21st Century Wesleyan Theology and Missions Timothy J. Christian 105 The Relational Character of Wesley’s Theology and its Implications for an Ecclesiology for the Other: A Latino Pentecostal Testimony Wilmer Estrada-Carrasquillo 121 The Good Work of Justifcation, Sanctifcation, and Glorifcation: John Wesley’s Soteriological Explanation of Philippians 1:6 Ryan Kristopher Giffn 138 John Wesley, Irenaeus, and Christian Mission: Rethinking Western Christian Theology Howard A. Snyder 160 A Wesleyan Missiological Perspective On Holiness Across Cultures Marcus W. Dean 176 Methodism in an Orthodox Context: History, Theology, and (Sadly) Politics Mark R. Elliott Features 190 From the Archives: Frances Havergal’s Letter to Hannah Whitall Smith about her Sanctifcation Experience 211 Book Reviews 229 Books Received Timothy C. 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The Asbury Journal 73/1: 6-7 © 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary DOI: 10.7252/Journal.01.2018S.01 From the Editor The articles in this issue of The Asbury Journal come primarily from papers presented at the Advanced Research Programs Interdisciplinary Colloquium held at Asbury Theological Seminary on April 21, 2017. The theme of this colloquium was “Wesleyan Theology from Biblical and Missiological Perspectives.” Setting the stage for the student presentations, Dr. Laurence Wood presented a riveting paper on John Wesley’s mission to spread scriptural holiness and the theology of sanctifcation and Spirit baptism, which provides a framework for understanding the theological and missiological nature of Wesley’s work. With this historical and theological context established, the student papers were able to explore the theme in different ways through the lenses of Biblical Studies and Intercultural Studies. Susangeline Patrick examines Wesley’s view of the Imago Dei as a missiological framework for working with Lakota and other Native American tribes to help restore God’s image to a people who have often suffered the destruction of their image in American history. Timothy Christian explores Wesley’s interpretation of Revelation 20:1-10 and argues that modern Wesleyan missions and evangelism should rightfully take a historic premillennial view of this passage to be more biblically sound. Wilmer Estrada-Carrasquillo builds upon his own heritage and identity as a Latino Pentecostal to argue that Wesley’s theology provides a useful framework for embracing hospitality in reaching out to others in our work in the mission of the Church. Ryan Kristopher Giffn dives into Wesley’s view of salvation by looking at Wesley’s notes of Philippians 1:6. Three additional papers were not part of the colloquium, but ft the theme well. Howard Snyder examines the critical impact of Irenaeus on Wesley’s theology, and how that has had an effect on the way we see Wesley’s missiology. Marcus Dean examines the missiological question of how to contextualize the Wesleyan understanding of holiness. He argues that missions has often left a theological gap by focusing primarily on contextualizing the theology of salvation, but setting aside the importance of living a holy life as a refection of God’s holiness. Mark Elliott presents a fascinating glimpse into the interplay of Methodism and Eastern Orthodoxy from Wesley’s early interest in the Greek Church Fathers to modern issues and concerns between the United Methodist Church and the Soviet Union From the editor 7 into the post-Soviet era. Elliott seeks for a common ground between Methodism and Orthodoxy that might smooth the way for future mission efforts. The From the Archives essay in this issue looks back at a fascinating letter between two important women of the holiness movement. The letter is written to Hannah Whitall Smith, a Quaker who experienced sanctifcation and became interested in studying this experience and promoting it for the rest of her life. Hannah Whitall Smith wrote the holiness classic, The Christian’s Secret to a Happy Life, which is still sold and read around the world. The letter is written from Frances Havergal, a British poet and hymn writer, who wrote one of the great holiness hymns, “Take My Life and Let it Be,” which is still sung in churches all over the world. Havergal passed away at the young age of 42, and most of her work was published after her death. But this beautiful letter records Havergal’s personal account of her own experience of sanctifcation, since Hannah and her husband, Robert Pearsall Smith asked her directly for this account. Given her early death, this may be the only personal handwritten account we have of this intimate spiritual experience, and this letter allows us in to see and understand its importance for her life. As such it brings her hymn to life in a wonderfully personal way. This letter is a spiritual gem, hidden away in one of the most used collections in the Archives and Special Collections, but it defnitely deserves to be highlighted here. Increasingly in my work as editor of The Asbury Journal, I have seen a growing interest and enthusiasm for developing and thinking about a Wesleyan approach to missions. This is a topic that is underdeveloped, but well worth pursuing. Wesley’s understanding of prevenient grace and the role of sanctifcation are often overlooked by traditional Calvinistic approaches to mission, which focus more on sin and salvation as opposed to how the love of God has been at work within a culture and desires to redeem and restore not just people, but entire communities and cultures into the image of God found in Christ Jesus. My desire is that the articles in this issue might inspire more theological and missiological work of the future potential and promise of Wesleyan missions! Robert Danielson Ph.D. The Asbury Journal 73/1: 8-49 © 2018 Asbury Theological Seminary DOI: 10.7252/Journal.01.2018S.02 Laurence W. Wood John Wesley’s Mission of Spreading Scriptural Holiness: A Case Study in World Mission and Evangelism Abstract A manual of discipline, called The Large Minutes, was given to all Methodist preachers when they joined John Wesley’s annual conference, containing this explanation: “God’s design in raising up the people called ‘Methodists’” was “to spread scriptural holiness over the land.” This paper will trace a narrow slice of the larger developing story of how John Wesley arrived at his distinction between justifying faith and full sanctifying grace. It will also serve as a case study to show that the call to justifcation by faith and a subsequent experience of sanctifcation by faith became the theme of his evangelistic preaching. This paper will conclude with some observations about the importance of Wesley’s holiness message for the founding of Asbury Theological Seminary and the E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission and Evangelism. Keywords: John Wesley, Methodism, sanctifying grace, holiness, John Fletcher Laurence W.