A Real Christian: The Life of John Wesley

by Kenneth J. Collins

Publisher:

Abingdon Press

, 2010

Overview

A Real Christian: The Life of John Wesley fills a void in available books in Wesleyan studies by providing a brief, solid biography that focuses on Wesley himself. While exploring Wesley’s ancestry, birth, death, and every major biographical and theological event between, Collins also explores the theme of John Wesley’s spiritual growth and maturation.

Wesley came to the conclusion that real Christians are those whose inward (and outward) lives have been transformed by the bountiful sanctifying grace of God -- what he termed real Christianity--and this he strove to obtain for himself. Real Christianity, as Wesley understood it, embraces both works of piety and mercy, the person and the social.

Product Details

• Title : A Real Christian: The Life of John Wesley
• Author: Collins, Kenneth J.
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• ISBN: 9781426721953

About Kenneth J. Collins

Dr. Kenneth J. Collins is professor of Historical Theology and Wesley Studies. He is the 2008 recipient of the Professor of the Year Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Asbury Theological Seminary. Dr. Collins received his B.A. at the State University of New York at Buffalo, 1974; a M.Div. at Asbury Theological Seminary, 1979; a Th.M. at Princeton Theological Seminary, 1980; a M.Phil. at Drew University, 1982; and a Ph.D. at Drew University, 1984.