We specialize in hard to find items
All Categories
A Perfect Love: Understanding John Wesley's ""A Plain Account of Christian Perfection
Share Tweet
*Price and Stocks may change without prior notice
*Packaging of actual item may differ from photo shown
- Electrical items MAY be 110 volts.
- 7 Day Return Policy
- All products are genuine and original
About A Perfect Love: Understanding John Wesley's ""A
Product Description A Perfect Love is the full text of Wesley's book. What makes this version unique is that the author has edited Wesley's text and updated his language for the contemporary reader. Christian perfection is the doctrine that distinguishes Methodism from other Christian denominations. People who read and study this book will come away with a greater appreciation for this important doctrine. It will change their lives. It may even change their church. A Perfect Love includes in-text definitions and notes that explain names and terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader. It also includes hymns by Charles Wesley that describe the work of grace in human lives that leads to perfection in love. In addition, Dr. Diana Hynson provides a study guide that may be used for individual or small group studies, and Dr. Marjorie Suchocki offers a careful theological and spiritual reflection on Wesley's work. Briefly, the term Christian perfection, as Wesley used and understood it, may be translated as ""Christian maturity."" It is the process of ""growing up"" in the love of God and neighbor. It is ""holiness of heart and life."" It is ""having the same mind in you that was in Christ Jesus"" (Philippians 2:5). Christian perfection is the goal of salvation; it is the outcome of a life lived with and for God in Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. About the Author Steven W. Manskar is the Director of Wesleyan Leadership for the General Board of Discipleship, Nashville, TN. An elder in the Minnesota Annual Conference, he was a pastor for ten years prior to coming to Nashville. He leads workshops and seminars on missional leadership in the Wesleyan tradition and covenant discipleship groups. He is the author of Accountable Discipleship: Living in God's Household, A Perfect Love: Understanding John Wesley's ""A Plain Account of Christian Perfection"", and A Disciples Journal: Daily Bible Reading and Guidance for Reflection published by Discipleship Resources. He is also editor of the monthly online newsletter, ""Covenant Discipleship Connection."" The Rev. Dr. Diana L. Hynson is the Director of Learning and Teaching Ministries at the General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church, Nashville, TN. Her focus is on Christian education and formation, education leaders in the local church and beyond, and pastors in their role as educators. Before joining the General Board, Diana worked for thirteen years as a development editor at The United Methodist Publishing House. She is an ordained elder in the Baltimore-Washington Annual Conference and has served churches in the Baltimore area. Dr. Marjorie Suchocki is Professor Emerita, Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, California. Her many articles and books include Trinity in Process (co-edited with Joseph Bracken), Divinity and Diversity, God Christ Church, and The Fall to Violence: Original Sin in Relational Theology.
