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Interested in doctoral work? You may want to apply to A Foundation for Theological Education (AFTE) for financial assistance. Since 1977, each spring AFTE has awarded up to five new John Wesley Fellowships to United Methodist students. Thes…
Oct/01/2013
When one decides to follow God’s call into ministry in The United Methodist Church, one is inevitably confronted with a series of historic questions, including several about doctrine. Preserved in the denomination’s official Book of Discipl…
Sep/30/2013
If there is one thing that accumulates during seminary, it is books. I’ve loved books for as long as I can remember, and I came to seminary with several bookshelves already comfortably full. By the time I left, the shelves were stacked two …
Sep/23/2013
“The Western world has lost its faith in the shadow of church steeples.” (Alex McManus)
A few years ago I wrote the essay, “What Is a Missional Hermeneutic?” for Catalyst. Over the next year, I want to continue a conversation around the is…
Sep/16/2013
The Word became flesh to share table with us. The Lord rose from death to rejoin us at his table. Eating and drinking with Jesus has been, is, and will be constitutive of our belonging to him and to one another. In Holy Communion, we find o…
Sep/09/2013
After an unfortunate television interview, Aslan's book on Jesus of Nazareth moved into the media spotlight. Most of the popular discussion has focused on Aslan's Muslim background and scholarly credentials. Fortunately, scholars have begun…
Aug/05/2013
My recent book, Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts (Baker Academic, 2011), responds to claims like R. Bultmann’s. New Testament scholars have often taken for granted Bultmann’s quip that no one in the modern world belie…
Jul/23/2013
Kenneth J. Collins (Asbury Theological Seminary) and Jason E. Vickers (United Theological Seminary) have collaborated on a new edition of John Wesley's sermons, entitled The Sermons of John Wesley: A Collection for the Christian Journey (Ab…
Jul/19/2013
It has often been claimed that Methodism is more about good works than it is about faith. This is a natural criticism from that strand of Calvinism — understanding grace as irresistible — that views any linking of faith to works as inviting…
Jul/09/2013
“The web…is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together,” says a character in Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well. He was talking about “the web of our life,” but the same “mingled” character applies to the theology resources on the other …
Jul/07/2013
Interpreters of Paul are blessed with a rich array of commentary on Philippians. The revised work of M. Silva (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament; Baker Academic, 2005) is fully conversant with traditional interpreters of this…
Jul/05/2013
A common criticism of Wesley's theology, especially from those of a more Calvinist inclination, is that it grounds salvation not on grace but human decision. This is, to put it bluntly, a false claim — Wesley's theology is thoroughly rooted…
May/30/2013
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A Foundation for Theological Education (AFTE) John Wesley Fellowships have been awarded to three doctoral stud…
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Announcing that 2026 John Wesley Fellowship Scholarship Applications are now being accepted. Please see the at…
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JWF and Friends of AFTE, we look forward to you joining us Thursday-Sunday, January 15-18, 2026, for the AFTE …
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Twenty John Wesley Fellows, spouses, and friends were able to experience a trip of a lifetime. The travel itin…
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