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Wesley for Armchair Theologians engagingly presents the life and theology of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. Written by prominent Wesley scholar William Abraham, who aimed to “make Wesley come alive for those who would truly love to become armchair theologians,” the book is an excellent, entertaining, and expert guide to the work of this important Christian figure.

a fine eulogy for him on November 18 in London. Opponents carped at Wesley’s spin on Whitefield. A theological crash was waiting to happen; when the collision did come, neither side wanted to leave the scene of the accident. All hell broke loose after the publication of the Conference Minutes of 1770, in which the Methodists openly spoke of good works as remotely or indirectly essential to salvation. The Calvinists interpreted this move as diluting the place of God’s action in salvation. The debate,
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