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Aldersgate and Athens: John Wesley and the Foundations of Christian Belief
William J. Abraham
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In his day, John Wesley offered important insights on how to obtain knowledge of God that readily bears fruit in our own times. As premiere Wesleyan scholar William Abraham shows, Wesley's most famous spiritual experience is rife with philosophical significance and implications. Throughout, Abraham brings Wesley's works into fruitful conversation with some of the most important work in contemporary epistemology. Lyrically and succinctly he explores the simultaneous epistemological quest and spiritual pilgrimage that were central to Wesley and the Evangelical Revival of the eighteenth century. In so doing, he provides a learned and eye-opening meditation upon the relationship between reason ... Read more
In his day, John Wesley offered important insights on how to obtain knowledge of God that readily bears fruit in our own times. As premiere Wesleyan scholar William Abraham shows, Wesley's most famous spiritual experience is rife with philosophical significance and implications. Throughout, Abraham brings Wesley's works into fruitful conversation with some of the most important work in contemporary epistemology. Lyrically and succinctly he explores the simultaneous epistemological quest and spiritual pilgrimage that were central to Wesley and the Evangelical Revival of the eighteenth century. In so doing, he provides a learned and eye-opening meditation upon the relationship between reason ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
125
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
125
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781602582460
SKU
V9781602582460
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Reviews for Aldersgate and Athens: John Wesley and the Foundations of Christian Belief
"Abraham draws fascinating lines between Aldersgate and Athens that few could have imagined existed. Priority reading for philosophers of religion."
Jerry L. Walls, author of Heaven: The Logic of Eternal Joy and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology "This is Abraham at his best. His thought-provoking comments throughout will engage the serious reader ... Read more
Jerry L. Walls, author of Heaven: The Logic of Eternal Joy and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Eschatology "This is Abraham at his best. His thought-provoking comments throughout will engage the serious reader ... Read more