John Wesley and George Whitefield were in many ways larger-than-life figures during their own lifetimes and continue to be so today. Yet our ability to appreciate their abiding influence on contemporary Evangelical theology and practice is lacking if we consider them in isolation from one another. Our understanding of Wesley and the legacy of his public ministry is impoverished apart from considering Whitefield (and vice versa).
This collection of essays explores the complex dynamics at work in the Wesley-Whitefield relationship, spanning a variety of theological, historical, and pastoral facets of their full-orbed public ministries. They serve as an invitation to grow in our awareness of their undoubted affinities and significant differences, all the while resisting the potential allure of either uncritically ecumenical ‘Wesley and’ or uncharitably partisan ‘Whitefield versus’ narratives.
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David F. Wells is Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Other works include ‘Revolution in Rome’. He co-edited ‘The Evangelicals’. This book is the second volume in the Issues in Contemporary Theology series edited by I. Howard Marshall.