The presence of God in the Christian life : John Wesley and the means of grace /
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| Author / Creator: | Knight, Henry H., 1948- |
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| Imprint: | Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1992. |
| Description: | xv, 252 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Pietist and Wesleyan studies no. 3 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1407916 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Don E. Saliers
- I. The Means of Grace. 1. The Christian Life in Context. 2. The Means of Grace: Wesley's Typologies. 3. The Structure and Method of this Study. 4. The Presence and Identity of God
- II. The Means to the Christian Life. 1. The Religion of the Heart. 2. Against Formalism: The Faith That Works by Love. 3. Against Enthusiasm: The Traditional Means of Grace
- III. The Ends of the Christian Life. 1. The Heart Perfected in Love. 2. Against Antinomianism: The Promise of New Creation. 3. Against Perfectionism: A Continual Reliance on Christ
- IV. The Means to the Presence of God. 1. Remaining in the Church: Ecclesiola in Ecclesia. 2. Discipline in Community: Classes and Bands. 3. Prayer and Fasting. 4. The General Means of Grace
- V. The Means to the Identity of God. 1. Renewing the Church: Experienced Identity. 2. The Lord's Supper. 3. Searching the Scriptures. 4. Tradition, Prayers, and Hymns
- VI. The Means of Grace and the Christian Life. 1. Patterns of Interaction in the Means of Grace. 2. Baptism and the Christian Life: An Excursus. 3. The Presence of God in the Christian Life.