Steve Johnson, M.Div., (Nazarene Theological Seminary) 'John Wesley's Liturgical Theology: His Sources, Unique Contributions and Synthetic Practice'
Steve began work on his doctoral thesis in September 2008 with Dr David Rainey as his primary supervisor. He presented a paper at the 2006 Wesleyan Theological Society meeting on 'Eucharist and the Language of the Church: Metaphors of Control or Hospitality?'. His 'thesis will explore the sources that shaped Wesley’s traditional liturgical understanding. This thesis will also attempt to discern Wesley’s unique contributions to the field of liturgy in the Methodist Societies in the 18th century. A critical analysis will be made of Wesley’s efforts at holding in tension the formal liturgy of the Church of England with the "free Church" practices of the Methodist Societies'.
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