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A Wesley Bibliography

Evangelicalism in western Canada was fuelled by fundamentalist theology and devotion which evolved in this region during the early twentieth century. Generally, Canadian evangelical theologians have focused on the historical and theological implications of evangelicalism within this area. Due to the nature of evangelical theology, which is governed by reason and the defense of truth and dogma, this Christian movement in the west ignored by default concepts connected to mystical theology. This thesis researches a question which has not had an adequate response within evangelical theological tradition, primarily as a result of its disregard for mystical theology. The issue of concern in this thesis is the nature of the process of sanctification of the soul, and particularly, the purpose of the silence of God during this time. Questions to be addressed are: ‘what is the nature of spiritual transformation?’, ‘what transpires in the soul of the person?’ and ‘what is the role of the ‘dark night’ and the ‘silence of God’ during this experience?’ This research responds with an explanation to the underlying cause for the inability of evangelical spirituality in the Canadian west to respond to this issue. It also provides a plausible resolution to the problem which is embedded in the literature of John of the Cross, a sixteenth century Spanish mystic.

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The relevance of john of the cross (1542-1591) for canadian prairie evangelical spirituality

Sarah Sophia Banks, sister to the botanist and President of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks, assumed an assertive role as a collector. Her repository, which is now housed in the British Museum and British Library contains a rich assemblage of commercial materials that documents the social urban culture of elite eighteenth and nineteenth-century circles. My dissertation will investigate Sarah Sophia Banks and her paper collections. Sifting through her overabundance of everyday, mass-produced, visual and textual sources, this study examines her elite status and collecting practices. It will also offer a social and art historical analysis of four categories of objects that Sarah Sophia collected: the admission ticket, the trade card, the visitor ticket and ladies’ pocket book imagery. This thesis will demonstrate how her collections embody the many characteristics of a modern and polite Eighteenth-century society.

Sarah Sophia Banks: Femininity, Sociability and the Practice of Collecting in Late Georgian England

PhD (Dogmatics), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus in co-operation with Greenwich School of Theology, United Kingdom, 2014

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Proleptic spiritual transformation : living in the not yet

This thesis explores the significance of contemporary Christian spirituality for authentic Christian ministry. To this end an extensive survey of contemporary academic literature is conducted. The research bears in mind the almost unprecedented contemporary interest in `spirituality,' both for academics and laypersons alike, and presupposes the need to redefine and understand spirituality for our times. The study yields the finding that contemporary academic spirituality contributes a newfound authenticity to Christian ministry. Spirituality achieves such authenticity for ministry through highlighting and realising a number of outstanding features. These features include: a new global awareness, and an appreciation of spiritual diversity; a `this-worldly' embodiment or `materialism' as integral to spirituality; a rediscovery of the experiential dimension of ministry; a re-awakening of the contemplative spirit as permeative of every dimension of
life and activity, and a new inter-disciplinary appreciation of the metaphors, means and stages for spiritual formation and maturation. The hermeneutically sound and convincing contribution of spirituality is ascribed to its growing academic credibility, its utilisation of its own historical tradition and documented experience, and its discriminative deployment of postmodernism's amenability to Christian spirituality. Finally, the thesis is not concerned with distilling practical ministerial activities from spirituality. It strives, rather, for an understanding of ministry at the ontological level, where self-understanding, vocational awareness and a desire for God realise the essence and dynamic of ministry.

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Contemporary Christian spirituality: its significance for authentic ministry

This book is a collection of classical and contemporary texts pertinent to the study of Christian Spirituality. Excerpts from the key writings of seventy-seven spiritual masters are arranged in chronological order. Representative figures from the major Christian traditions are included; attention has been given to the contributions of women and minorities. Spirituality is approached in the broadest sense, and in a manner that includes both the theory and practice of spirituality.

Invitation to Christian spirituality : an ecumenical anthology

Charles Wesley (1707 1788) was the cofounder of Methodism and the author of more than 9,000 hymns and sacred poems, including such favorites as "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing," "O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing," and "Christ the Lord Is Risen Today." John Tyson here traces the remarkable life of this influential man from cradle to grave, using rare including previously unpublished hymns, letters, and journal materials. As the younger brother of John Wesley, Charles was a vital partner in the Methodist revival. While often standing in the shadow of his more famous brother, Charles Wesley was arguably the founder of the Oxford Holy Club, and he actually experienced evangelical conversion three days prior to John. In"Assist Me to Proclaim"Tyson explores, among other things, behind-the-scenes questions about the brothers' sometimes-stormy relationship. Notwithstanding all his accomplishments as an evangelist and itinerant preacher, Charles is chiefly remembered for his startling facility at writing hymns that show God at work in almost every instance of life. His remarkable legacy endures around the world, as hundreds of Charles Wesley hymns are still sung in churches everywhere today. "Assist Me to Proclaim"draws a picture of a man whose fidelity to both the Church of England and the original vision of Methodism energized his remarkable abilities as a revivalist and hymn writer. Readers also get a glimpse into Wesley's heart and mind through the window of his hymn texts. This is a biography that any student of church history or hymnody will welcome."

Assist Me to Proclaim: The Life and Hymns of Charles Wesley

The arrival of the "Bicentennial Edition" of John Wesley's 108 Sennons on Several Occasions, in Albert Outler's *Works of 10'111 Wesley ,1 seemed reason enough to take a fresh walk down those familiar roads; but the sheer size of those three volumes led me into the temptation of procrastination. When I finally took up the task I was amazed to see how much my perception of our Methodist patriarch changed as I tried to view all 108 sermons as a doctrinal and practical whole. This rereading of Wesley was so revolutionary for me that I urge others to undertake a similar pilgrimage. Not only did I find myself refreshed by encountering our forefather in such a sustained fashion, but I was also impressed by the theological unity and development found across his homiletical corpus. We have been too apologetic about Wesley the "unsystematic theologian." While it is certain that no one will mistake the SOSO for a literary offering from Calvin or Barth, it is clear that the collection does have a systematic principle at work in it. It is framed on the essential themes of practical divinity (orthodoxy wed to orthopraxis), and, like concentric circles of instruction, those foundational truths ripple into broader parameters of application all across the homiletical corpus.

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Sin, Self and Society: John Wesley's Hamartiology Reconsidered

Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707–1791), was a central figure in the eighteenth-century religious revival that swept across England and Wales. A faithful daughter of the Church of England, Lady Huntingdon became a “Methodist” when that term described a style of piety rather than denominational affiliation. She was a pivotal figure in early Methodism, around whom the Calvinistic and Arminian wings of the movement revolved. Selina frequently described herself as being engaged in “this present Reformation” of England. A close examination of her piety—which stressed justification by faith—and her many ministerial works suggests that Lady Huntingdon was indeed a significant religious reformer; this examination offers a divergent path to the complicated roots of early Methodism.

Lady Huntingdon's reformation

This is an anthology of the writings of Charles Wesley Best known for his hymns, such as 'Hark! the Herald Angels Sing', and 'Jesus, Lover of My Soul', Charles was the younger brother of John Wesley and the co-founder of Methodism Despite his importance in the history of Protestantism, there is no collection of his writings in print, and indeed, little work has been done specifically on Charles in the last two generations Tyson presents a chronologically arranged selection of the journals, sermons, letters, hymns, and poems in such a way as to both outline Wesley's life and illuminate the leading elements of his thought

John R. Tyson

Papers

Invitation to Christian spirituality : an ecumenical anthology

Assist Me to Proclaim: The Life and Hymns of Charles Wesley

Sin, Self and Society: John Wesley's Hamartiology Reconsidered

Lady Huntingdon's reformation

Charles Wesley, a reader