The Wesleyan Theological Heritage

As a living tradition, Wesleyan-Methodism has continued to grow and develop through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Since their establishment in 1965, the Wesleyan Theological Society and Wesleyan Theological Journal have played a decisive role in stewarding the tradition's rich theological inheritance, with some of the most influential essays of the past sixty years appearing in WTJ's pages. The Wesleyan Theological Heritage brings these landmark essays together in a single volume for the first time. The result is a collection capable of serving not only as a reader for contemporary Wesleyan theology, historical studies, and biblical studies, but as a window into the issues and figures that have shaped both the last sixty years of the tradition and its future trajectory. The volume is divided into two parts. Part 1 looks back to the key themes and developments in Wesley studies, Early American Methodist studies, and Holiness Movement studies. Various models for interpreting John Wesley's writings emerge, as do questions of historiographical methodology, the impact of women leaders, and the influence of particular doctrines. Part 2 surveys the current state of Wesleyan scholarship as well as the issues at stake in its future trajectory. The volume further examines the contribution and place of Wesleyan theology within the ecumenical church and indicates new horizons of Wesleyan scholarship. Together, these essays give voice to the past, present, and future of the Wesleyan theological tradition, as well as the society and Journal's.