1977/07/01 by Albert C. Outler · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Mormonism, Religion, and History #Race, History, and American Society #American Constitutional Law and Politics #Theology #Philosophy #Interpretation (philosophy) #Divestment #Law #Political science #Linguistics
paper · doi:10.1177/004057367703400203
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“Wesley can be read, and usually has been read, without the broad and intricate tapestry of his sources unfolded as a background for interpretation. This was part of the price he paid for self-divestiture of his theological apparatus. Even so, it is just as this background is recovered and reevaluated that Wesley emerges as a more interesting and impressive theologian than his stereotypes have presented—precisely because he was a folktheologian.”