Ted A. Campbell

Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse

Arts & Literature

“S T Kimbrough Jr. has the unusual gift of taking words of ancient and medieval wisdom and rendering them into very contemporary verse. He even renders a few moderns like Ludwig Wittgenstein and St Teresa of Calcutta, and whoever thought they’d end up next to each other? This is deeply insightful wisdom. Keep it close at hand.”

Assist Me to Proclaim

History & Biography

“A very well written, accessible biography by a scholar steeped in the Charles Wesley texts. . . . What is especially appealing in this book, beyond Tyson's mastery of the texts, is his carefully nuanced account of Charles Wesley's relationships with family, friends, and colleagues in the evangelical revival — an account of friendships so strong that they could persist through deep and publicly stated theological differences. . . . A delight to read. Highly commended to readers.”

Creating Generous Congregations

Church Leadership & Ministry

“Here you can learn from a master in the art of fundraising. . . . Before you spend several thousand dollars on a fundraising consultant, study David Heetland’s method in Creating Generous Congregations and see if it might be your congregation’s ticket to a renewed plan for congregational fundraising.”

Methodist Evangelism, American Salvation

History & Biography

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Rebaptism Calmly Considered

History & Biography

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Sacred Harmony

Preaching & Worship

“Scholars and the public at large have not been aware of Sacred Harmony, published in year 1780 and intended as the musical accompaniment for the 1780 Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists, edited by John Wesley. With this critical facsimile re-publication of Sacred Harmony, we can understand far better how the texts related to the specific tunes that John Wesley prescribed for them. The fact that Wesley moved to including two- and three-part harmony shows his own advancement over the single-line melodies he had favored in the past. This volume is thus an absolutely critical development in the understanding of the evolution of Wesleyan and Methodist hymnody, and a very welcome and accessible addition to our sources for understanding the Wesleyan movement.”

The Continuing Relevance of Wesleyan Theology

Theology

“The Continuing Relevance of Wesleyan Theology offers a treasure trove of new resources for the contemporary interpretation and reinterpretation of the Wesleyan theological and spiritual tradition . . . Scholars as well as reflective practitioners of the Wesleyan tradition will find in this volume a series of interesting new historical as well as theological perspectives that will move forward our contemporary reception of the Wesleyan spiritual and theological heritage. Thanks be to God for the contributions of Laurence Wood and his own interpreters who have brought us this rich volume.”

The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley, Expanded Edition

Theology

“S T Kimbrough, Jr. has come to be known over the last four decades as a preeminent interpreter of the poetical work of Charles Wesley . . . In The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley: A Reader, he offers not only a judicious selection of Charles Wesley's poetry, but also a set of interpretive essays that set a critical context for the reading and interpretation of this poetic corpus. He has chosen a theological outline for the collection, conforming to that of many Methodist and Wesleyan hymnals, and this also clarifies the theological and spiritual relevance of the hymns . . . This is a well written, well edited, judicious selection of Charles Wesley texts with very helpful introductory materials. It will be a standard for decades to come.”

Wesley and the Anglicans

History & Biography

“The last three decades have seen a revolution in scholarship on the eighteenth-century Church of England. Ryan Nicholas Danker's Wesley and the Anglicans finally places John Wesley squarely and critically within the context of the vibrant and thriving eighteenth-century Church of England that newer scholarship has described. Danker's highly nuanced historical narrative offers a fresh perspective on the Wesleyan movement—actually, on the 'John-Wesleyan' movement, since Danker is also conscious of Charles Wesley's sharply delineated variance from John Wesley's ecclesial vision. This is a must-read for serious students of the Wesleys and Methodist origins.”