'This book is a landmark in treatments of Wesley's doctrine of Christian perfection. Be assured: this is no parochial performance. Noble's work does not just revisit the Wesleys of old; he integrates his critical assessment of their insights into a penetrating vision of the Triune God. Marked by a singular beauty of expression and structure, this work will become a ... Read morebenchmark in the field of Wesleyan and Methodist theology.' William J. Abraham, Professor of Wesley Studies, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University 'This excellent book exemplifies the catholic spirit of the Wesleyan theological tradition at its best. ... This book has important implications for ecclesiology as well as theology, not just within the Wesleyan tradition of theological thought but within the whole oikoumene. It is a book to ponder, to read several times over, to wrestle with and to pray with. It is unreservedly commended.' David Carter, Churches Together in England 'Wide-ranging and thought-provoking, these lectures are to be commended as a valuable attempt to rescue Wesley's teaching from historical theology's cabinet of curiosities'. Rev. Dr. Martin Wellings, Methodist Recorder, 31st January, 2014 'A valuable contribution for ecclesial, undergraduate, or introductory seminary courses as well as for specific study on sanctification. It bears particular interest for individuals in the Wesleyan tradition ... Its solid systematic contribution developed amid Wesleyan hymns and patristic citations makes for reading that is both mentally and spiritually stimulating.' D. Glenn Butner, Reviews in Religion & Theology, Volume 21, issue 3, July 2014 "The remarkable thing about this book is the way it integrates the 'doctrine of Christian perfection', a controversial aspect of the Wesleyan theology, into both the whole conspectus of key Christian doctrines and long-range perspectives on the history of Christian theological thinking and practice. This, alongside critical treatment of the more unsatisfactory manifestations of this 'holines' tradition, makes it worthy of serious ecumenical attention." Frances Young, Theology, vol 117, issue 6, 2014 "Anyone with an interest in the doctrine of the Trinity or the doctrine of sanctification (which should be all of us) will find benefit and challenge in this book. Noble is not simply a theologian but has a pastor's heart and this is reflected in his desire for Christians to become holy and so to serve the living God." -A.T.B. Mc Gowan, Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology, Vol. 34 No. 1, Spring 2016 Show Less