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By Scott J. Jones

ISBN-10: 0687204666

ISBN-13: 9780687204663

regardless of broad reputation of the "Wesleyan quadrilateral", major disagreements have arisen in either educational and church circles concerning the measure to which Scripture stood in a spot of theological primacy for Wesley, or may still accomplish that for contemporary Methodists, and in regards to the right and acceptable equipment of studying Scripture. during this very important paintings, Scott J. Jones bargains a full-scale research of John Wesley's perception and use of Scripture. the result of this cautious and thorough research are often incredible. Jones argues that for Wesley, spiritual authority is constituted no longer by means of a "quadrilateral", yet by way of a fivefold yet unitary locus comprising Scripture, cause, Christian antiquity, the Church of britain, and adventure. He exhibits that during real perform Wesley's reliance at the whole Christian culture - specifically of the early church and of the Church of britain - is way heavier than his acknowledged notion of Scripture would appear to permit, and that Wesley stresses the interdependence of the 5 dimensions of non secular authority for Christian religion and practice.

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