Recommended Readings for Understanding the Wesleyan-Arminian Theology (Selected)

By Major Young Sung Kim Territorial Ambassador for Holiness USA, East

[Asterisk (*) mark indicates resources that will benefit general readers on an introductory level.]

Primary Sources:

Jackson, Thomas ed. The Works of John Wesley, 14 vols (1831). Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 1978 (Reprinted).

Curnock, Nehemiah ed. The Journal of the Rev. John Wesley, AM. 8 vols (A Bicentenary Issue, 1938). London: Epworth Press, 1911.

Manskar, Steven W. ed. A Perfect Love: Understanding John Wesley’s A Plain Account of Christian Perfection. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2004. Expanded Edition.

Outler, Albert ed. The Works of John Wesley, Vols. 1-4. Sermon. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1984-87.

Sugden, Edward H. ed. The Standard Sermons of John Wesley. 2 vols. London: Epworth Press, 1921.

Telford, John ed. The Letters of the Rev. John Wesley. 8 vols. London: Epworth Press, 1931.

Wesley, John. Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament (1755), 2 vols. London: Baker Book House, 1986 (Reprinted). ______. Explanatory Notes Upon the Old Testament (1765), 3 vols. Salem, Ohio: Shmul Publishing Co., 1975 (Reprinted).

Secondly Sources:

*Abraham, William J. Wesley for Armchair Theologians. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. ______and Kirby, James E. eds. The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.

Baker, Frank. John Wesley and the Church of England, Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1970.

Bangs, Carl. Arminius: A Study in the Dutch Reformation. Wipf and Stock Publishers. Previousley published by Francis Asbury Press, 1985.

Borgen, O. John Wesley on the Sacraments. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1986.

Bullen, Donald A. A Man of One Book?: John Wesley’s Interpretation and Use of the Bible. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster, 2007.

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*Burtner, Robert W and Robert E. Chiles, Eds. A Compend of Wesley’s Theology. Nashville: Abingdon, 1954.

Callen, Barry L. and Richard P. Thompson. Eds. Reading the Bible in Wesleyan Ways: Some Constructive Proposals. Kansas City, Missouri: Beacon Hill Press, 2004.

Campbell, Ted A. John Wesley and Christian Antiquity: Religious Vision and Cultural Change. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1991. ______. Wesleyan Beliefs: Formal and Popular Expressions of the Core Beliefs of Wesleyan Communities. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 2010. ______and Gunter, S., Jones, S., Maddox, R., Miles, R., eds. Wesley and the Quadrilateral. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997. *______. Wesleyan Essentials in a Multicultural Society, Abingdon Press, 2004.

*Cannon, William R. The Theology of John Wesley. Nashville: Abingdon, 1946.

*Carter, Charles W. ed. A Contemporary Wesleyan Theology: Biblical, Systematic, and Practical. 2 vols. Grand Rapids: Francis Asbury Press, 1983.

*Chilcote, Paul W. ed. The Wesleyan Tradition: A Paradigm for Renewal. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002. *______. Recapturing the Wesleys’ Vision: An Introduction to the Faith of John and Charles Wesley. IVP Academic, 2004. *______. John and Charles Wesley: Selections from Their Writings and Hymns: Annotated & Explained. SkyLight Paths, 2011.

*Coleson, Joseph. Be Holy: God's Invitation to Understand, Declare, and Experience Holiness (Wesleyan Theological Perspectives), Wesleyan Publishing House, 2008.

*Collins, Kenneth J. A Real Christian: The Life of John Wesley. Nashville: Abingdon, 1999. ______. The Scripture Way of Salvation: The Heart of John Wesley’s Theology. Nashville: Abingdon, 1997. A readable study of John Wesley’s doctrine of salvation. ______. John Wesley: A Theological Journey. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003. *______. The Theology of John Wesley: Holy Love and the Shape of Grace. Nashiville: Abingdon, 2007. *______and Vickers, Jason E. eds. The Sermons of John Wesley: A Collection for the Christian Journey. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2013.

Coppedge, Allan. John Wesley in Theological Debate. Wilmore, Kentucky: Wesley Heritage Press, 1987.

Cottrell, Jack. The Faith Once For All: Bible Doctrine For Today. Missouri: College Press Publishing Company, 2002.

*Cox, Leo George. John Wesley’s Concept of Perfection. Kansas City, Missouri: Beacon Hill Press, 1964.

*Crofford, J. Gregory. Streams of Mercy: Prevenient Grace in the Theology of John and Chares Wesley. Emeth Press, 2010.

Deschner, J. Wesley's Christology. Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1960.

Dunning H. Day. Grace, Faith, and Holiness: A Wesleyan Systematic Theology. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1988.

*Drury, Keith. Holiness for Ordinary People - 25th Anniversary, Wesleyan Publishing House; 2009.

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*Dunnam, Maxie. Going on to Salvation, Revised Edition: A Study of Wesleyan Beliefs, Abingdon Press; Revised edition, 2008.

Forlines, F. Leroy. The Quest For The Truth: Answering Life’s Inescapable Questions. Nashville: Randall House, 2001.

*Greathouse, William M. and Dunning Ray H. An Introduction to Wesleyan Theology. Rev. ed. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1989.

*Grider, J. Kenneth. A Wesleyan-Holiness Theology. Kansas City: beacon Hill Press, 1994. ______. Entire Sanctification: The Distinctive Doctrine of Wesleyanism. Kansas City: beacon Hill Press, 1980. *______ed. The Word and The Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Wesleyan-Arminian Theology. Kansas City: beacon Hill Press, 1965.

Gunter, W. Stephen. The Limits of "Love Divine”. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1989.

*Harper, Steve. John Wesley’s Message For Today. Grand Rapids: Francis Asbury Press, 1983.

Heitzenrater, Richard P. The Elusive Mr. Wesley, 2 Vols. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1984. ______. Wesley and the People Called Methodists. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995.

Hildebrandt, F. Christianity According to the Wesleys. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1996.

Jennings, Theodore W. Jr. Good News to the Poor: John Wesley’s Evangelical Economics. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990.

Jones, S. John Wesley's Conception and Use of Scripture. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1995.

Kimbrough, S. Charles Wesley: Poet and Theologian. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1992.

Knight, Henry H. III. The Presence of God in the Christian Life: John Wesley and the Means of Grace. Toronto: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1992.

*Kostlevy, William. ed. The A to Z of the Holiness Movement. Toronto: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2009.

*Langford, T. Practical Divinity, Nashville: Abingdon Press; Revised edition, 1998.

*Lawson, John. Introduction to Christian Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Francis Asbury Press, 1980.

*Leclerc, Diane. Discovering Christian Holiness: The Heart of Wesleyan-Holiness Theology. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 2010. *______. Spiritual Formation: A Wesleyan Paradigm, Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2011.

Lindstrom, Harald. Wesley and Sanctification: A Study in the Doctrine of Salvation. Rev. Kentucky: Francis Asbury Publishing Co., 1980.

Long, D. Stephen. John Wesley’s Moral Theology: The Quest For God and Goodness. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 2005.

Lowery, Kevin Twain. Salvaging Wesley’s Agenda: A New Paradigm for Wesleyan Virtue Ethics (Princeton Theological Monograph Series). Eugene, Oregon: PICKWICK Publications, 2008.

Marquardt, Manfred. John Wesley’s Social Ethics: Praxis and Principles. Nashville: Abingdon, 1992.

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*Maddox, Randy L. Responsible Grace: John Wesley’s Practical Theology. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1994. ______. Ed., Rethinking Wesley’s Theology for Contemporary Methodism. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1998. *______and Jason E. Vickers, eds., The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley. NY: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

*McCulloh, Gerald. ed. Man’s Faith and Freedom: The Theological Influence of Jacobus Arminus. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers. Previousley published by Abingdon, 1962.

McGonigle, Herbert Boyd. Sufficient Saving Grace: John Wesley’s Evangelical Arminianism. Waynesboro, GA: Paternoster Press, 2001.

*McKinley, O. Glenn. Where Two Creeds Meet: A Biblical Evaluation of Calvinism and Arminianism. Kansas City, Missouri. Beacon Hill Press, 1959.

Meeks, M. Douglas. ed. The Future of the Methodist Theological Traditons. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1985. ______. The Portion of the Poor: Good News to the Poor in the Wesleyan Tradition. Nashville: Kingwood Books, 1995. ______. Wesleyan Perspectives on the New Creation. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 2004

Mickey, Paul A. Essentials of Wesleyan Theology: A Contemporary Affirmation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1980.

*Moor, Frank. More Coffee Shop Theology: Translating Doctrinal Jargon into Everyday Life. Kansas City, Missouri: Beacon Hill Press, 1988.

Monk, Robert C. John Wesley: His Puritan Heritage. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1966

Oden Thomas C. Systematic Theology, 3 vols [Vol. 1. The Living God (1992); Vol. 2. The Word of Life (1992); Vol 3. Life in the Spirit (1992)]. San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1987-1989. *______. Doctrinal Standards in The Wesleyan Tradition. Grand Rapids: Francis Asbury Press, 1988. ______. The Transforming Power of Grace. Nashville: Abingdon, 1993. This book is “gem of Arminian soteriology.” *______. John Wesley’s Scriptural Christianity: A Plain Exposition of His Teaching on Christian Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 1994.

Oh, Gwang Seok. John Wesley’s Ecclesiology: A Study in its Sources and Development. Toronto: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.,2008.

*Olson, Mark, K. John Wesley's 'A Plain Account of Christian Perfection': The Annotated Edition. Truth In Heart, 2006. ______. John Wesley's Theology of Christian Perfection: Developments in Doctrine & Theological System. Truth In Heart, 2007.

*Olson, Roger E. Arminian Theology: Myths and Realities. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2006. *______. Against Calvinism. Grand Rapis: Zondervan. 2011.

*Oswalt, John N. Called to Be Holy, Warner Press Inc; Reprint edition, 2011.

Outler, Albert. John Wesley. New York: Oxford University Press, 1964. *______. Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1975. *______and Heitzenrater, Richard P. eds. John Wesley’s Sermons: An Anthology. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991.

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Peters, J. Christian Perfection and American Methodism. Salem, Ohio: Schmul Publishing Co., Inc., 1995.

Picirilli, Robert E. Grace, Faith, Free Will: Contrasting Views of Salvation: Calvinism & Arminianism. Nashville: Randall House Publications, 2002.

*Pinnock, Clark H. ed. Grace Unlimited. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1975.

*Purkiser, W. T. Exploring Our Christian Faith. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1978. *______. Conflicting Concepts of Holiness: issues in Holy Living. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1953. Revised Edition, 1972.

Purkiser, W. T., Richard S. Taylor and Willard H. Taylor. God, Man and Salvation: A Biblical Theology. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1977.

Rack, Henry D. Reasonable Enthusiast. London: Epworth Press, 3rd edition, 2002.

Rowe, K., ed. The Place of Wesley in the Christian Tradition. Metuchen, N. J.: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1980.

Runyoun, Theodore. ed. Sanctification and Liberation: Liberation Theologies in Light of the Wesleyan Tradition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1981. *______. The New Creation: John Wesley’s Theology Today. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.

Sangster, W. E. The Path to Perfection: An Examination and Restatement of John Wesley's Doctrine of Christian Perfection. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1944.

*Snyder, Howard. The Radical Wesley and Patterns for Church Renewal. Downers Grove, Illinois: Inter- Varsity Press, 1980.

Snyder Howard A. Yes In Christ: Wesleyan Reflections on Gospel, Mission, and Culture. Toronto: Clements Academic, 2011.

*Shelton, W. Brian. Prevenient Grace: God’s Provision for Fallen Humanity. Warner Press, 2014.

Starkey, Lycurgus M. The Work of The Holy Spirit: A Study in Wesleyan Theology. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1962.

*Tabraham, Barrie W. The Making of Methodism. London: Epworth, 2009.

Theodore, Jennings W. Good News to the Poor: John Wesley’s Evangelical Economics. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990.

*Thorsen, Don. The Wesleyan Quadrilateral: Scripture, Tradition, Reason and Experience as a Model of Evangelical Theology. Reprinted. Lexington: Emeth Press, 2005.

Truesdale, Al and Mitchel, Keri. With Cords of Love: A Wesleyan Response to Religious Pluralism. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 2006.

Turner, George Allen. The Vision Which Transforms: Is Christian Perfection Scriptural? Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1964.

*Tuttle, Robert G. Jr. John Wesley: His Life and theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1978. ______Mysticism in the Wesleyan Tradition. Grand Rapids: Francis Asbury Press, 1989.

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Tyson, J. Charles Wesley on Sanctification: A Biographical and Theological Study. Salem, Ohio: Schmul Publishing Co., Inc., 1992. ______, and Collins, Kenneth J. eds. Conversion in the Wesleyan Tradition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001. ______. The Way of the Wesleys: A Short Introduction. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2014.

*Vickers, Jason E. Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed. New York: T&T Clark International, 2009.

*Waller, Ralph. John Wesley: A Personal Portrait. New York: Continuum, 2003.

*Walls, Jerry L. and Joseph R. Dongell. Why I Am A Calvinist. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004.

Wiley, H. Orton. Christian Theology. 3 Vols. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1941.

*Wiley, H. Orton and Culbertson, Paul T. Introduction to Christian Theology. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1964.

*Williams, Colin W. John Wesley’s Theology Taday: A Study of the Wesleyan Tradition in the Light of Current Theological Dialogue. Nashville: Abingdon, 1960.

*Wynkoop, Mildred Bangs. Foundations of Wesleyan-Arminian Theology. Kansas City, Missouri. Beacon Hill Press. 1967.

Yates, Arthur. The Doctrine of Assurance with Special Reference to John Wesley. London: The Epworth Press, 1952

*Yocum, Dale. Creeds in Contrast: A Study in Calvinism and Arminianism. Salem, Ohio: Schmul Publishing Co., 1985.

*Yrigoyen, Charles. John Wesley: Holiness of heart and Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996.

Watson, Kevin M. Pursuing Social Holiness: The Band Meeting in Wesley’s Thought and Popular Methodist Practice. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2014.

Wood, Laurence W. The meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism: Rediscovering John Fletcher as John Wesley’s Vindicator and Designated Successor. Toronto: the Scarecrow Press, 2002.

Wynkoop, Mildred Bangs. A Theology of Love: The Dynamic of Wesleyanism. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press,1972.

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