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The Church in a New Day: Three Challenges [Firebrand Big Read]
David F. Watson
The Church in a New Day: Three Challenges [Firebrand Big Read]
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
Defenders and/or Heirs: A Historian’s Reflection on the 60th Anniversary Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society
Steven Hoskins
Defenders and/or Heirs: A Historian’s Reflection on the 60th Anniversary Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society
Steven Hoskins
Steven Hoskins
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Congratulations, David Watson!
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Welcoming Transformation: The Unique Nature of Acceptance in the Church
Hunter G. Bethea and Allyce Fogle-Logue
Welcoming Transformation: The Unique Nature of Acceptance in the Church
Hunter G. Bethea and Allyce Fogle-Logue
Hunter G. Bethea and Allyce Fogle-Logue
Follow to Lead, Lead to Follow
Stephen Hopkins and Mike Van Sickle
Follow to Lead, Lead to Follow
Stephen Hopkins and Mike Van Sickle
Stephen Hopkins and Mike Van Sickle
Changing the Narrative: From Decline to Expectation
David F. Watson
Changing the Narrative: From Decline to Expectation
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
“For Such a Time as This:” Global Methodism and the Struggling American Protestant Church
Bob Phillips
“For Such a Time as This:” Global Methodism and the Struggling American Protestant Church
Bob Phillips
Bob Phillips
“Buy the Truth and Sell It Not:” Living as People of Truth in a Post-Truth World
Thomas H. McCall
“Buy the Truth and Sell It Not:” Living as People of Truth in a Post-Truth World
Thomas H. McCall
Thomas H. McCall
Nicaea’s Importance, 1700 Years Later
Michael Carpenter
Nicaea’s Importance, 1700 Years Later
Michael Carpenter
Michael Carpenter
The #tradwife Movement and Christian Womanhood
Rebekah R. S. Clapp
The #tradwife Movement and Christian Womanhood
Rebekah R. S. Clapp
Rebekah R. S. Clapp
Meeting the Needs of the Wounded: The Importance of Pastoral Counselors
Janet B. Dean
Meeting the Needs of the Wounded: The Importance of Pastoral Counselors
Janet B. Dean
Janet B. Dean
The Asbury Outpouring Two Years Later: A Conversation with Suzanne Nicholson
Evan Rohrs-Dodge
The Asbury Outpouring Two Years Later: A Conversation with Suzanne Nicholson
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Patience in the Season of Advent… and Beyond
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Thomas H. McCall
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Kenny R. Johnston
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Kenny R. Johnston
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Debra Baty
Sexual Fluidity and the Wesleyan Doctrine of Entire Sanctification (Part 1): The Evidence
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Thoughts on the Moral Life
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Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Juneteenth: Through the Eyes of an African American Wesleyan Holiness Leader
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
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Kenny R. Johnston
From Conception to Natural Death: Reflections on The Wesleyan Church’s "Special Direction" on Abortion
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Pieter Valk
When Heavyweights Change their Minds: Richard B. Hays and Human Sexuality
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Pieter Valk
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David F. Watson
The Call to Persevere: Life in the Wake of a Moral Defeat
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David F. Watson
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Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
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The Church in a New Day: Three Challenges [Firebrand Big Read]
David F. Watson
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David F. Watson
David F. Watson
Welcoming Transformation: The Unique Nature of Acceptance in the Church
Hunter G. Bethea and Allyce Fogle-Logue
Welcoming Transformation: The Unique Nature of Acceptance in the Church
Hunter G. Bethea and Allyce Fogle-Logue
Hunter G. Bethea and Allyce Fogle-Logue
Changing the Narrative: From Decline to Expectation
David F. Watson
Changing the Narrative: From Decline to Expectation
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
“For Such a Time as This:” Global Methodism and the Struggling American Protestant Church
Bob Phillips
“For Such a Time as This:” Global Methodism and the Struggling American Protestant Church
Bob Phillips
Bob Phillips
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Janet B. Dean
Meeting the Needs of the Wounded: The Importance of Pastoral Counselors
Janet B. Dean
Janet B. Dean
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Evan Rohrs-Dodge
The Asbury Outpouring Two Years Later: A Conversation with Suzanne Nicholson
Evan Rohrs-Dodge
Evan Rohrs-Dodge
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Rachel L. Coleman
Gospel Invitations and Imperatives
Rachel L. Coleman
Rachel L. Coleman
Recovering Our Nerve [Firebrand Big Read]
David F. Watson
Recovering Our Nerve [Firebrand Big Read]
David F. Watson
David F. Watson
A Wesleyan Biblical/Theological Argument for Women’s Leadership and Ordination
Scott T. Kisker
A Wesleyan Biblical/Theological Argument for Women’s Leadership and Ordination
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Scott T. Kisker
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Steve Cordle
 
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Michael Carpenter
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Michael Carpenter
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John D. Doss
The Mesmeric Megiddo Mosaic: Powerful Lessons from the World’s Oldest Church
John D. Doss
John D. Doss
Take Thou Authority: Apostolic Succession in the Wesleyan Tradition
James Mahoney
Take Thou Authority: Apostolic Succession in the Wesleyan Tradition
James Mahoney
James Mahoney
Bishops, Generals, and Evangelical Totalitarianism
Andy Miller III
Bishops, Generals, and Evangelical Totalitarianism
Andy Miller III
Andy Miller III
The Wesleyan Doctrine of Apostolic Succession
Andrew C. Thompson
The Wesleyan Doctrine of Apostolic Succession
Andrew C. Thompson
Andrew C. Thompson
Wesleyans and Episcopacy
Ryan Nicholas Danker
Wesleyans and Episcopacy
Ryan Nicholas Danker
Ryan Nicholas Danker
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Teagan McKenzie
Gazing into the Mirror of Eternity: Why You Should Read Augustine’s Confessions
Teagan McKenzie
Teagan McKenzie
Juneteenth: Through the Eyes of an African American Wesleyan Holiness Leader
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Juneteenth: Through the Eyes of an African American Wesleyan Holiness Leader
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Bishop John Mark Richardson, Sr.
Resurrecting Wesleyan Evangelism: The Necessity of Field Preaching Today
Matt Reynolds
Resurrecting Wesleyan Evangelism: The Necessity of Field Preaching Today
Matt Reynolds
Matt Reynolds
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Kenny R. Johnston
Is there a Method to Outpouring? Anniversary Reflections on the Asbury Outpouring
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Kenny R. Johnston
 
 
 
 
 
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