John Wesley's pneumatology
Subtitle: perceptible inspiration
By: Joseph W. Cunningham, Saginaw Valley State University, USA
Series: Ashgate Methodist studies series; Ashgate Methodist studies series
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Farnham surrey, England; Burlington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9781409457343; 9781409467304; 9781409467311
Subjects: Holy Spirit; Pneumatologie
Description: Perceptible inspiration', a term used by John Wesley to describe the complicated relationship between Holy Spirit, religious knowledge, and the nature of spiritual being, is not unlike the term 'Methodist' which was also coined by critics of Methodism during the eighteenth century in Britain. Wesley's adversaries - especially the pseudonymous "John Smith," with whom Wesley exchanged letters for a period of three years - frequently attacked the plausibility of such a thing as direct spiritual sensation, which Wesley in turn defended. What exactly did he mean by perceptible inspiration?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-152) and index.
Table of contents: title: Perceptible inspiration as pneumatological model : a critical appraisal of John Wesley's correspondence with 'John Smith' (1745-48); title: Grace as pneumatological operation; title: Faith as pneumatological operation; title: Witness of the Spirit as pneumatological operation; title: The fruits of the Spirit as pneumatological operation.