Table of Contents

Foreword by Randy L. Maddox Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Charles Wesley's Lyrical Theology 1. Charles Wesley's Lyrical Credo 2. Charles Wesley and the Language of Faith 3. "All the Image of Thy Love": Charles Wesley's Vision of the One Thing Needful Part 2: John And Charles Wesely's Practical Divinity 4. Rethinking the Wesleyan Quadrilateral 5. "Practical Christology" in John and Charles Wesley 6. John and Charles Wesley on "God in Christ Reconciling" Part 3: Early Methodist Women 7. Biblical Equality and the Spirituality of Early Methodist Women 8. An Early Methodist Community of Women 9. Sanctification as Lived by Women in Early Methodism Part 4: Wesleyan Spiritual Practices 10. Spirituality in the Weselyan Tradition 11. Charles Wesely and Christian Practices 12. A Faith That Sings: The Renewing Power of Lyrical Theology Part 5: Worship, Sacraments, and Leadership 13. John and Charles Wesley's Theology of the Sacraments 14. The Integral Nature of Worship and Evangelism: Insights from the Wesleyan Tradition 15. "Claim Me for Thy Service": Charles Wesley's Vision of Servant Vocation Part 6: Missional Ecclesiology and God's Rule 16. The Mission-Church Paradigm of the Wesleyan Revival 17. Lessons from the "Society Planting" Paradigm of Early Methodist Women 18. Charles Wesley and the "Peaceable Reign" of Christ Appendix A: A World Methodist Affirmation Appendix B: A Progressive Wesleyan Declaration Bibliography