Episode #20: Wesley on Free Will
Released July 25, 2017
Now it is John Wesley’s turn. What did Wesley have to say about free will? Is his understanding also better understood as “freed” will? Spoiler Alert: Wesley did not believe that humans have natural free will but that free will is a gift of divine grace. Some things in this episode may surprise you a little and your Calvinist friends even more. Wesley was for the most part “Augustinian” in his understanding of free will and he relied on the Pre-Augustinian Church Fathers as well. As usual we will be looking to Kenneth J. Collins and Thomas C. Oden. Buy their books on the theology of John Wesley! You can find them all under the “Theologians and Resources” tab. Find a link below…only five months until Christmas. It is not too early to put some on your list.
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