John Wesley's Teachings, Volume 4

Ethics and Society

Thomas C. Oden

• Publisher: Zondervan Academic
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9780310587224
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Theology

Timeless Teachings of John Wesley
for the Modern-Day Christian

John Wesley's Teachings is the first systematic exposition of John Wesley's theology that encompasses all of his writings. Wesley was a prolific writer and commentator on Scripture—his collected works fill twenty-four volumes—and yet it is commonly held that he was not systematic or consistent in his theology and teachings.

On the contrary, Thomas C. Oden demonstrates that Wesley displayed a remarkable degree of internal consistency over sixty years of preaching and ministry. This series of four volumes is a text-by-text guide to John Wesley's teaching. It introduces Wesley's thought on the basic tenets of Christian teaching: God and providence (volume 1), Christ and salvation (volume 2), the practice of pastoral care (volume 3), and issues of ethics and society (volume 4).

In everyday modern English, Oden clarifies Wesley's explicit intent and communicates his meaning clearly to a contemporary audience. Both lay and professional readers will find this series useful for devotional reading, moral reflection, sermon preparation, and for referencing Wesley's opinions on ecological recovery, moral relativism, enthusiasm, catholicity, experience, paradise, final justification, providence, and countless others.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Abbreviations
• Part One: Social Ethics
• Part Two: Economic Ethics
• Part Three: Political Ethics
• Part Four: Theological Ethics
• A Critical Method for Studying Wesley
• Appendix A: Alphabetical Correlation of the Sermons In the Jackson and Bicentennial Editions
• Appendix B: Bicentennial Volume Titles Published to Date
• Subject Index
• Scripture Index