What does it actually mean to be "saved"? On this episode of The Wesleyan Option, hosts Lane Davis, Joy J. Moore, and Rob Haynes dig into soteriology (the theological study of salvation) and John Wesley's distinctive way of holding justification and sanctification together. The conversation walks through the full order of salvation: prevenient grace, justifying grace, regeneration (the new birth), and sanctifying grace, and why Wesley refused to separate any of them.

Topics covered: Wesleyan theology, John Wesley, soteriology, prevenient grace, justifying grace, sanctifying grace, Christian perfection, social holiness, assurance, Methodist doctrine, N.T. Wright, James Logan, Theology and Evangelism in the Wesleyan Heritage.

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Arminianism lives! In this episode, Lane talks with Rev. Michael Carpenter about his book "The Four Alls."

The conversation gets into the challenge of compressing theology into marketable statements, the comparison between the Wesleyan Quadrilateral and The Four Alls, and the difference between Pollyannaish optimistic grace.

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On this special America! edition of Wesleyan Option, we discuss politics, nation, and the duty of Christians to God and country. Joy, Rob, and Lane dive into the historical context of Wesley's views on America, the concept of a Christian nation, and the Wesleyan aim of forming a Christian nation.

We also give a shout-out to all of our Duke Divinity School listeners and discuss the post-liberal critique of the church's engagement with the state and the Wesleyan response to it.

Chapters

• 00:00 Wesley's Views on America
• 14:12 The Post-Liberal Critique
• 27:17 Dialogue on Race and Faith Project
• 34:32 Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of America's Independence
• 44:10 Signal or Noise