Gregory S. Clapper

Recapturing the Wesleys' Vision

Theology

“John Wesley and his brother Charles are often portrayed as a kind of footnote in church history, representatives of an overly emotional religion that came along to counterbalance the excesses of dry, Protestant scholasticism. Paul Chilcote blows open this pigeonholing by showing the depth and balance of the Wesleys' theological apprehension of the gospel. This book will help a new generation of Christians appreciate the power and scope of that often underrepresented side of the Christian tradition, where human freedom is taken seriously as God's initiating grace is celebrated.”

The Language of the Soul

Christian Living

“This is a book to cherish, re-read, and discuss in small groups. Especially those who are humbly honest about their own longings, and who want to understand, and perhaps even refine them.”

The Pursuit of Happiness

Christian Living

“Sarah Lancaster invites the reader to look beyond the simple stereotypes of 'happiness' to see the power and subtlety that this concept was given by people like Augustine, Jonathan Edwards, and John Wesley. Without bypassing tough questions about the reality of spiritual 'heaviness' and sadness, she shows deep conceptual linkages between happiness and holiness, leading the reader to see how the human desire for happiness and the mission of the church can intersect in life-giving ways.”