The Salvation Army Booth College

Wesleyan Theology for Today will introduce you to the key themes of John Wesley’s theology. You will develop understanding about the central theme of ‘grace’ and the place and relevance of Wesleyan theology in thought and mission today.  

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This unit is running as an online intensive.

10 to 20 June 2025

As this is an intensive unit, it is expected that students will be released from usual work activities to study fulltime for this fortnight.

18 points in CT

Read the lectures and readings, view the supplementary videos, attend the daily Zoom meetings and complete all assessment tasks, including an online presentation.   

Explore the resources in the Learning Management System, Ark.

*This unit is offered at Undergraduate and Postgraduate level. Students may engage with people across both levels when this unit is delivered.

1 x 1,000 word Source Analysis - 25%

1 x 1,000 Seminar or Tutorial - 25%

1 x 2,500 word Essay - 50%

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. Outline the main ideas originating from John Wesley and those of major Wesleyan scholars.

2. Analyse source materials in Wesleyan studies.

3. Demonstrate a knowledge of the historical context fromwhich Wesleyan theology emerged.

4. Articulate the significance of themes in Wesleyan theology for contemporary thought and practice.

There is no required text for this unit.

All readings will be hyperlinked in the Learning Management System. If you wish to have access to a hard copy you may borrow or purchase: 

Outler, Albert C., ed. John Wesley.  New York: Oxford University Press, 1980 [This is an edited selection of the eighteenth-century writings of John Wesley].

Collins, Kenneth J. The Theology of John Wesley: Holy Love and the Shape of Grace. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.