The Works of John Wesley: Sermons I, 1-33
- ISBN-10
- 068746210X
- ISBN-13
- 9780687462100
- Series
- The Works of John Wesley
- Category
- Sermons, English
- Pages
- 760
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Abingdon Press
- Author
- John Wesley
Description
This is the first in an eagerly awaited series of four volumes of John Wesley's sermons. It contains a detailed introduction as well as sermons 1-33 of Sermons on Several Occasions.
Of all the genres in Wesley's prodigious output, his sermons most clearly focus and expound his understanding of Christian existence. Outler's introduction in the first volume concentrates two decades of painstaking research and thought on Wesley. From this he ably sets the stage for a fuller understanding and appreciation of a major Christian heritage, a heritage which can at last be seen as a whole against the background of its sources.
The four volumes contain 151 sermons, including a number recovered from Wesley's manuscripts. These constitute the core of Wesley's doctrinal teachings upon which his own evangelical movement was founded. Following Wesley's own ordering, Dr. Outler begins with the familiar Sermons on Several Occasions, which present Wesley's basic teachings on salvation and form the bulk of the first two volumes in the series. Outler masterfully demonstrates the significance of all the subsequent sermons since they exhibit Wesley's entire approach to the Christian life. Each volume is rich with footnotes that include the identification of quotations, elucidation of references, the tracing of key themes, and vital background information on each sermon. Representing the culmination of twenty years of exhaustive research, it is the purpose of these conclusive volumes to keep alive the growing interest in Wesleyan studies for the entire Christian church.
Get the book
Other editions
Similar books
-
The Works of John Wesley
By John WesleyCurate of Sutton Coldfield ; curate to Henry Venn in Huddersfield , 1773 ; first vicar of St. Mary's ( Anglican ) chapel , Birmingham , 1774 ... Curate of Bradford ; rector of Portishead , 1764–91 ; and vicar of Kingston , 1771-91 .
-
The Works of John Wesley Volume 12: Doctrinal and Controversial Treatises
By John WesleyThe first of three theological volumes, this volume is devoted to four foundational treatises on soteriology.
-
The Essential Works of John Wesley
By John WesleyWant to know how to live the Christian life? Learn from one of the foremost authorities, John Wesley, in this single-volume library of journal selections, sermons, and other addresses, essays, and letters.
-
The Works of John Wesley: 34-70 / ed. by Albert C. Outler
By John WesleyThe Works of John Wesley: 34-70 / ed. by Albert C. Outler
-
The Works of John Wesley: Letters III, 1756-1765
By John WesleyRepresenting the culmination of years of exhaustive research, it is the purpose of these conclusive volumes to keep alive the growing interest in Wesleyan studies for the entire Christian church. -- Amazon.com.
-
John Wesley's Sermons: An Anthology
By Albert C. OutlerAdapted from Albert Outler's 4-volume text The Works of John Wesley, this anthology of 50 of Wesley's finest sermons. Arranged chronologically with introductory commentary by Richard Heitzenrater.
-
The Works of John Wesley, Volume 17: Oxford Diaries
By Richard P. HeitzenraterInsight into John Wesley's intellectual growth, spiritual practices, and understanding of salvation during his time at Oxford University: 1725-1735.
-
John Wesley
By John WesleyThis volume offers a representative selection of theological writings by Wesley and includes historically oriented introductions and footnotes which indicate Wesley's Anglican, patristic, and biblical sources.
-
John Wesley's Sermons: An Anthology
By John Wesley, Albert Cook OutlerA collection of sermons delivered by Methodist pastor John Wesley in the eighteenth century.