Title: The renewal of the heart is the mission of the church : Wesley's heart religion in the twenty-first century /
Authors: Clapper, Gregory Scott.
Publisher: Cascade Books,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Wesley, John,; Methodist Church Doctrines; Methodist Church Great Britain Doctrines History
Abstract: To make clear what Wesley meant when he emphasized the renewal of the heart, Gregory S. Clapper summarizes some recent paradigm-changing accounts of the nature of "emotion" produced by contemporary philosophers and theologians, and then applies them to Wesley's conception of the heart and its affections. These accounts of emotion throw new light on Wesley's vision of Christianity as a renewal of the heart and make it possible to reclaim the language of the heart, not as a pandering or manipulative rhetoric, but as the framework for a comprehensive theological vision of Christian life and thought. --from publisher description.
Contents: Not "What is Christianity?" but "Who is a Christian?" -- Wesley and scripture on the heart and its renewal -- Overcoming the obstacles to hearing Wesley's voice today -- Why depth of emotion is not the same as intensity of feeling -- Wesley's Orthokardia: the genesis and telos of the affections -- Teaching for the renewal of the heart -- Renewing the heart through preaching, counseling, and evangelism.