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John Wesley's Message for Today
This short book presents the themes of Wesleyan theology in clear, contemporary language and is useful as a textbook or for personal reflection and study.
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146 pages, Paperback
First published April 7, 1983
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Steve Harper
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Steve Harper is a retired seminary professor who taught in the disciplines of Spiritual Formation and Wesley Studies.
He is the author of sixteen books, and has co-authored thirteen others. You can see them here at his Amazon Author Page.
Dr. Harper and his wife, Jeannie, have been married since 1970. They live in Winter Springs, Florida. They have two grown children (John and Katrina) and three grandchildren (Zoe, Isaac, and James).
Across the years, Steve was a youth minister, evangelist, and pastor in the Northwest Texas Annual Conference. He served under appointment in that Annual Conference as an Elder for 33 years. The last eight years (2004-2012) he was a member of The Florida Annual Conference. He retired in July 2012.
Steve was the first person to be selected as a John Wesley Fellow by A Foundation for Theological Education (1977). He completed his PhD in Wesley Studies at Duke University (1981), with Dr. Frank Baker serving as the Chair of his doctoral committee.
Along the way, he has served in other ministries: Co-Founder with Jeannie of Shepherd's Care, a ministry to ministers (1993-1996), Executive Director of A Foundation for Theological Education (1993-1996), Dean of the Chapel and Director of the Pathways Initiative, a ministry to equip spiritual leaders, at The Upper Room in Nashville (1996-1998).
In 1998, he became the founding Vice President and Dean of the Florida-Dunnam Campus of Asbury Seminary. He retired as vice president in 2009, but continued to teach until his retirement on December 31, 2012.
His current ministry concentrates in writing, especially the
blog: Oboedire (www.oboedire.wordpress.com).
Steve Harper is a retired seminary professor who taught in the disciplines of Spiritual Formation and Wesley Studies.
He is the author of sixteen books, and has co-authored thirteen others. You can see them here at his Amazon Author Page.
Dr. Harper and his wife, Jeannie, have been married since 1970. They live in Winter Springs, Florida. They have two grown children (John and Katrina) and three grandchildren (Zoe, Isaac, and James).
Across the years, Steve was a youth minister, evangelist, and pastor in the Northwest Texas Annual Conference. He served under appointment in that Annual Conference as an Elder for 33 years. The last eight years (2004-2012) he was a member of The Florida Annual Conference. He retired in July 2012.
Steve was the first person to be selected as a John Wesley Fellow by A Foundation for Theological Education (1977). He completed his PhD in Wesley Studies at Duke University (1981), with Dr. Frank Baker serving as the Chair of his doctoral committee.
Along the way, he has served in other ministries: Co-Founder with Jeannie of Shepherd's Care, a ministry to ministers (1993-1996), Executive Director of A Foundation for Theological Education (1993-1996), Dean of the Chapel and Director of the Pathways Initiative, a ministry to equip spiritual leaders, at The Upper Room in Nashville (1996-1998).
In 1998, he became the founding Vice President and Dean of the Florida-Dunnam Campus of Asbury Seminary. He retired as vice president in 2009, but continued to teach until his retirement on December 31, 2012.
His current ministry concentrates in writing, especially the
blog: Oboedire (www.oboedire.wordpress.com).
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January 9, 2020
This is a good primer on the overall theological outlook of John Wesley, and what it means to be Wesleyan. It was pretty clear, but I would have liked to see more Scripture quoted. I would recommend this to anyone wanting to know more about Wesleyan theology.
September 8, 2021
Easy to read book about Wesleyan theology with some background information of John Wesley.
April 29, 2010
This book about John Wesley's theology also covers some of his life. It is written in a light or easy reading way but it contains solid scholarship.
It is a book worth reading by any student of John Wesley.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
It is a book worth reading by any student of John Wesley.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews