The Scripture Way of Salvation

Taking its title from one of John Wesley's most important sermons, The Scripture Way of Salvation explores the distinctive order of salvation contained in the whole of Wesley's literary corpus. The thread that unites this work is its emphasis, which Collins takes to be consistently characteristic of Wesley throughout his life, on the vital doctrine of the grace of God. He argues against the increasingly widespread judgment that the older Wesley (after 1765) embraced the notion of a broad way to salvation and thus muted the evangelical emphases characteristic of his earlier sermons. According to Collins, Wesley not only points people toward a path to salvation, but encourages them to understand the order of that salvation.


About the Author
Collins, Kenneth J.: - Kenneth J. Collins is Professor of Historical Theology and Wesley Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore Kentucky, and an elder in the Kentucky Conference of The United Methodist Church. He also teaches at the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary in Estonia, and is a member of the Wesleyan Theological Society, Wesley Historical Society, and Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality. He is the author of A Real Christian: The Life of John Wesley, The Scripture Way of Salvation: The Heart of John Wesley's Theology, co-editor of Conversion in the Wesleyan Tradition, and John Wesley: A Theological Journey.