John Wesley se Aldersgate-ervaring: ’n Herwaardering
John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience: A reassessment The well-known experience of Wesley at Aldersgate Street on 24 May 1738 is widely considered to be his conversion. In this article an attempt is made to determine the following: » whether this experience can be styled a conversion » whether ther...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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AOSIS
1989-01-01
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| Series: | HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies |
| Online Access: | https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2344 |
| Summary: | John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience: A reassessment
The well-known experience of Wesley at Aldersgate Street on 24 May 1738 is widely considered to be his conversion. In this article an attempt is made to determine the following:
» whether this experience can be styled a conversion
» whether there is support for another localization for Wesley’s conversion;
» what the nature of the Aldersgate experience was if not a conversion.
In order to achieve these ends the evidence on the following aspects of Wesley’s life is considered: » the Aldersgate experience itself;
» the events prior and subsequent to Aldersgate;
» changes in Wesley’s theological understanding of salvation.
The conclusion opposes the popular view on Aldersgate. |
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| ISSN: | 0259-9422 2072-8050 |