Randy L. Maddox | Scholars@Duke

Randy L. Maddox
William Kellon Quick Professor Emeritus of Theology and Methodist Studies

Maddox’s scholarly interests focus on the theology of John and Charles Wesley and theological developments in the later Methodist/Wesleyan tradition. In addition to numerous articles he is author of Responsible Grace: John Wesley’s Practical Theology, a contributor to Wesley and the Quadrilateral, and editor of Aldersgate Reconsidered, Rethinking Wesley’s Theology for Contemporary Methodism, The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley, and Volume 12 of The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley. He serves as associate general editor of the Wesley Works Editorial Project, and heads a project that makes available all of the verse of Charles Wesley online at the website for the Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition at Duke Divinity School.

Maddox is currently the institute secretary of the Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies. He served previously as president of the Wesleyan Theological Society, co-chair of the Wesley Studies Group of the American Academy of Religion, and general editor of the Kingswood Books Imprint of Abingdon Press.

Maddox is an ordained elder in the Dakotas Conference of The United Methodist Church, and has served as a theological consultant to the Council of Bishops on several projects.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

William Kellon Quick Professor Emeritus of Theology and Methodist Studies, Divinity School, Duke University 2020
Professor Emeritus of Theology and Methodist Studies, Divinity School, Duke University 2020

Contact Information

0038 Langford Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Duke Box 90967, Durham, NC 27708-0968
rmaddox@div.duke.edu (919) 660-3589

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Emory University 1982
- M.Div., Nazarene Theological Seminary 1978
- B.A., Northwest Nazarene University 1975
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies, Divinity School, Duke University 2005 - 2020
- William Kellon Quick Professor of Theology and Methodist Studies, Divinity School, Duke University 2009 - 2020
- Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Divinity School, Duke University 2013 - 2015
Expertise
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Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Books
  - Baker, Frank, Richard P. Heitzenrater, and Randy L. Maddox. The Journal Letters and Related Biographical Items of the Reverend Charles Wesley, M.A. Charles Wesley Society, 2018.
  - Wesley, John, and Randy L. Maddox. A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, Annotated, 2015.
  - Chilcote, P. W., and K. J. Collins. The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley: Doctrinal and Controversial Treatises II. Edited by R. L. Maddox. Vol. 13. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2013.
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  - Chilcote, P. W., and K. J. Collins. The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley: Doctrinal and Controversial Treatises II. Edited by R. L. Maddox. Vol. 13. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2013.
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  - Maddox, R. L. The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley: Doctrinal and Controversial Treatises I. Edited by R. L. Maddox. Vol. 12. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2012.
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  - Maddox, R. L. The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley: Doctrinal and Controversial Treatises I. Edited by R. L. Maddox. Vol. 12. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2012.
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  - Maddox, R. L. The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley. Edited by R. L. Maddox and J. E. Vickers. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  - Maddox, R. L. The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley. Edited by R. L. Maddox and J. E. Vickers. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  - Maddox, R. L. Rethinking Wesley's theology for contemporary Methodism. Edited by R. L. Maddox. Nashville: Kingswood Bks, 1998.
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  - Maddox, R. L. Rethinking Wesley's theology for contemporary Methodism. Edited by R. L. Maddox. Nashville: Kingswood Bks, 1998.
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  - Maddox, R. L. Wesley and the quadrilateral : renewing the conversation: renewing the conversation. Edited by W. S. Gunter. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1997.
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  - Maddox, R. L. Responsible grace : John Wesley's practical theology. Nashville, Tenn: Kingswood Books, 1994.
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  - Maddox, R. L. Aldersgate reconsidered. Edited by R. L. Maddox. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1990.
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  - Maddox, R. L. Aldersgate reconsidered. Edited by R. L. Maddox. Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1990.
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  - Maddox, Randy L. Toward an ecumenical fundamental theology. Scholars Pr, 1984.
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  - Maddox, R. L., M. L. Coyner, H. H. Knight, S. H. Lancaster, and F. D. Powe. A Year with John Wesley and Our Methodist Values, n.d.
  - Maddox, R. L., M. L. Coyner, H. H. Knight, S. H. Lancaster, and F. D. Powe. A Year with John Wesley and Our Methodist Values, n.d.
- Academic Articles
  - Maddox, R. L. ““John Wesley on ‘Patriotism’.”.” Wesley and Methodist Studies 9 (2017): 184–88.
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  - Maddox, R. L. ““‘This Distinguished Blessing’: Sarah Wesley Jr.’s Witness to a Trio of Faithful Deaths.”.” Methodist History 56, no. 1 (2017): 5–13.
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  - Maddox, Randy L., and Timothy Underhill. “Untwisting the Tangled Web: Charles Wesley and Elizabeth Story.” Wesley and Methodist Studies 8, no. 2 (June 1, 2016): 175–83. https://doi.org/10.5325/weslmethstud.8.2.0175.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “A Zealous (but Respected) Adversary: John Lewis’s Correspondence with John Wesley.” Wesley and Methodist Studies 7 (2015): 121–48.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Sustaining Health for Both Body and Soul.” Divinity Magazine 13, no. 2 (2014): 10–13.
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  - Maddox, R. L. ““Another Glimpse of the Divergent Wesley Brothers.”.” Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society 18 (2014): 99–100.
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  - Maddox, R. L. ““‘Anticipate Our Heaven Below’: The Emphatic Hope and Abiding Tone of Charles Wesley’s Eschatology”.” Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society 17 (2013): 11–34.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “James Erskine's Critique of John Wesley on Christian Perfection.” Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society 59 (2013): 39–53.
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  - Maddox, R. L., and J. R. Frazier. “Joseph Benson’s Initial Letter to John Wesley Concerning Spirit Baptism and Christian Perfection.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 48, no. 2 (2013): 60–77.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Correspondence between James Erskine and John and Charles Wesley.” Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society 58 (October 2012): 264–75.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Honoring Conference: Wesleyan Reflections on the Dynamics of Theological Reflection.” Methodist Review 4 (2012): 77–116.
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  - Maddox, R. L., and R. P. Heitzenrater. “New John Wesley Letter to Charles Wesley.” Methodist History 50 (2012): 187–88.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “How John Wesley Read the Bible.” Catalyst 38, no. 1 (November 2011): 1–3.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Digging Deep into the Mine: Charles Wesley and the Bible.” Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society 15 (2011): 15–40.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “The Rule of Christian Faith, Practice, and Hope: John Wesley on the Bible.” Methodist Review 3 (2011): 1–35.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Charles Wesley's Personal Library, ca. 1765.” Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society 14 (2010): 73–103.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Collection of Music (1768): Charles Wesley, Jr.” Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society 14 (2010): 105–8.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley's Precedent for Theological Engagement with the Natural Sciences.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 44, no. 1 (March 1, 2009): 23–54.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley on Holistic Health and Healing.” Methodist History 46, no. 1 (October 1, 2007): 4–33.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Anticipating the New Creation: Wesleyan Foundations for Holistic Mission.” Asbury Journal 62, no. 1 (March 1, 2007): 49–66.
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  - Maddox, Randy. “Collection of books owned by the Charles Wesley family in The John Rylands University Library.” Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 88, no. 2 (September 2006): 133–77. https://doi.org/10.7227/bjrl.88.2.9.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Josiah Tucker on Justification: Source for a Wesley Letter.” Methodist History 44, no. 3 (April 1, 2006): 166–69.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Shaping the Virtuous Heart: The Abiding Mission of the Wesleys.” Circuit Rider 29, no. 4 (July 2005): 27–28.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “"Celebrating the Whole Wesley": a Legacy for Contemporary Wesleyans.” Methodist History 43, no. 2 (January 1, 2005): 74–89.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Psychology and Wesleyan Theology: Precedents and Prospects for a Renewed Engagement.” Journal of Psychology and Christianity 23, no. 2 (June 1, 2004): 101–9.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Remnants of John Wesley's Personal Library.” Methodist History 42, no. 2 (January 1, 2004): 122–28.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Clarifying Christian Concerns [about Stem-Cell Research and Therapeutic Cloning].” Spu Response 27, no. 3 (2004): 14–14.
  - Maddox, R. L. “"Vital Orthodoxy": a Wesleyan Dynamic for 21st-century Christianity.” Methodist History 42, no. 1 (October 1, 2003): 3–19.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Reclaiming Holistic Salvation.” Circuit Rider 27, no. 3 (May 2003): 14–15.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley's Reading: Evidence in the Book Collection at Wesley's House, London.” Methodist History 41, no. 3 (April 1, 2003): 118–33.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesley's Prescription for "Making Disciples of Jesus Christ": Insights for the Twenty-First Century Church.” Quarterly Review 23, no. 1 (March 1, 2003): 15–28.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Formation for Christian Leadership: Wesleyan Reflections.” American Theological Library Association Summary of Proceedings 57 (January 1, 2003): 114–26.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley's Reading: Evidence in the Kingswood School Archives.” Methodist History 41, no. 2 (January 1, 2003): 49–67.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Reclaiming Holistic Salvation: A Wesleyan Agenda for the 21st Century.” Spu Response 26, no. 3 (2003): 22–25.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Kingswood School Library Holdings (ca.1775).” Methodist History 41, no. 1 (October 1, 2002): 342–70.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “A Decade of Dissertations in Wesley Studies: 1991-2001.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 37, no. 2 (September 1, 2002): 103–13.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Formation and Reflection: The Dynamics of Theology in Christian Life.” Quarterly Review 21, no. 1 (March 1, 2001): 20–32.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “"Baptism of the Spirit" Language: An Historiographical Correction.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 36, no. 1 (March 1, 2001): 256–57.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Be Ye Perfect?” Christian History 20, no. 1 (February 1, 2001): 32–35.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “'Visit the Poor': Wesley's Precedent for Wholistic Mission.” Transformation 18, no. 1 (January 1, 2001): 37–50.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Prelude to a Dialogue: A Response to Kenneth Collins.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 35, no. 1 (March 1, 2000): 87–98.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesley's Understanding of Christian Perfection: In What Sense Pentecostal?” Wesleyan Theological Journal 34, no. 2 (September 1, 1999): 78–110.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Respected Founder/Neglected Guide: The Role of Wesley in American Methodist Theology.” Methodist History 37, no. 2 (January 1, 1999): 71–88.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Spirituality and Practical Theology: Trajectories toward Reengagement.” Association of Practical Theology Occasional Papers 3 (1999): 10–16.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Honoring the Dialogue : A Wesleyan Guideline for the Debate Over Homosexuality.” Circuit Rider 22, no. 6 (1999): 24–27.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Reconnecting the Means to the End: a Wesleyan Prescription for the Holiness Movement.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 33, no. 2 (September 1, 1998): 29–66.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Signs of Hope in Contemporary United Methodist Theology.” Circuit Rider 20, no. 9 (November 1996): 15–16.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Holiness of Heart and Life : Lessons from North American Methodism.” Asbury Theological Journal 50, no. 2–1 (September 1, 1995): 151–72.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Reading Wesley as a Theologian.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 30, no. 1 (March 1, 1995): 7–54.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesleyan Resources for a Contemporary Theology of the Poor.” Asbury Theological Journal 49, no. 1 (March 1, 1994): 35–47.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Perspectives on the Recent God-Language Debate.” Catalyst 19, no. 3 (1993): 3–4.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Continuing the Conversation.” Methodist History 30, no. 4 (July 1, 1992): 235–41.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Opinion, Religion and "Catholic Spirit" : John Wesley on Theological Integrity.” Asbury Theological Journal 47, no. 1 (March 1, 1992): 63–87.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Toward Inclusive Instruction in Religion and Philosophy.” Faculty Dialogue, no. 17 (March 1, 1992): 185–90.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesley as Theological Mentor: the Question of Truth or Salvation Through Other Religions.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 27, no. 1–2 (March 1, 1992): 7–29.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Practical Theology: A Discipline in Search of a Definition.” Perspectives in Religious Studies 18, no. 2 (June 1, 1991): 159–69.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Celebrating Wesley--When?” Methodist History 29, no. 2 (January 1, 1991): 63–75.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesley and Inclusive Grammar: A Note for Reflection.” Sacramental Life 4, no. 4 (1991): 40–43.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley and Eastern Orthodoxy: Influences, Convergences, and Differences.” Asbury Theological Journal 45, no. 2 (September 1, 1990): 29–53.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Recovery of Theology as a Practical Discipline: A Contemporary Agenda.” Theological Studies 51 (1990): 650–72.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Exorcising the Guilt of Excellence.” Faculty Dialogue, no. 10 (December 1, 1988): 121–25.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley: Practical Theologian?” Wesleyan Theological Journal 23, no. 1–2 (March 1, 1988): 122–47.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “The Necessity of Recognizing Distinctions: Lessons from Evangelical Critiques of Christian Feminist Theology.” Christian Scholar’S Review 17, no. 3 (March 1, 1988): 307–23.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “The Word of God and Patriarchalism: A Typology of the Current Christian Debate.” Perspectives in Religious Studies 14, no. 3 (September 1, 1987): 197–216.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “"Damned if you do and damned if you don't": Tamar - a Feminist Foremother.” Daughters of Sarah 13, no. 4 (July 1, 1987): 14–17.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Karl Rahner's Supernatural Existential: a Wesleyan Parallel?” Evangelical Journal 5, no. 1 (March 1, 1987): 3–14.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesleyan Theology and the Christian Feminist Critique.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 22, no. 1 (March 1, 1987): 101–11.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Toward an Inclusive Theology: The Systemic Implications of the Feminist Critique.” Christian Scholar’S Review 16, no. 1 (September 1, 1986): 7–23.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Responsible Grace: The Systematic Nature of Wesley's Theology Reconsidered.” Quarterly Review 6, no. 1 (March 1, 1986): 24–34.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Contemporary Hermeneutic Philosophy and Theological Studies.” Religious Studies 21, no. 4 (December 1, 1985): 517–29.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Responsible Grace: The Systematic Perspective of Wesleyan theology.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 19, no. 2 (September 1, 1984): 7–22.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Biblical Authority and Interpretation.” Theological Students Fellowship Bulletin 8, no. 1 (September 1984): 5–8.
  - Maddox, R. L. “The New Quest and Christology.” Perspectives in Religious Studies 11, no. 1 (March 1, 1984): 43–55.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Hermeneutic Circle-Vicious or Victorious.” Philosophy Today 27, no. 1 (1983): 66.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Schleiermacher on the Holy Spirit.” Studia Biblica Et Theologica 12 (1982): 93–106.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “The Use of the Aorist Tense in Holiness Exegesis.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 16, no. 2 (September 1, 1981): 106–18.
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- Book Sections
  - Maddox, R. L. “Reclaiming Holistic Salvation: A Continuing Wesleyan Agenda.” In Holy Imagination: Thinking About Social Holiness, 41–54. Lexington, KY: Emeth Press, 2015.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “A Heritage Reclaimed: John Wesley on Holistic Health and Healing.” In A Living Tradition: Critical Recovery and Reconstruction of Wesleyan Heritage, edited by M. E. Moore, 127–54. Nashville, TN: Kingswood Books, 2013.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Introducing the Wesleyan Theological Tradition.” In The Global Wesleyan Dictionary of Theology, edited by A. Truesdale, 35–36. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 2013.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley – A Man of One Book .” In In Wesley, Wesleyans, and Reading Bible as Scripture, edited by D. F. Watson and J. B. Green, 3,277-18,280. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2012.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Honoring Conference: Wesleyan Reflections on the Dynamics of Theological Reflection.” In The Renewal of United Methodism: Mission, Ministry, and Connectionalism, edited by R. D. Matthews, 55–97. Nashville, TN: General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, The United Methodist Church, 2012.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Methodist Theology.” In The Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology, edited by I. A. McFarland, 311–13. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley on the Bible: The Rule of Christian Faith, Life, and Hope.” In The Bible Tells Me So, edited by R. P. Thompson and T. J. Oord, 101–21. Nampa, Idaho: SacraSage Press, 2011.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesley's Engagement with the Natural Sciences.” In Cambridge Companion to John Wesley, edited by R. L. Maddox and J. E. Vickers, 160–75. New York: Cambridge Univ Pr, 2010.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Theology of John and Charles Wesley.” In T&T Clark Companion to Methodism, edited by C. Yrigoyen, 20–35. New York: T&T Clark, 2010.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesleyan Theology and Moral Psychology: Precedents for Continuing Engagement.” In Wesleyan Theology and Social Science: The Dance of Practical Divinity and Discovery, edited by M. K. Armistead, B. D. Strawn, and R. W. Wright, 7–19. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010.
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  - Maddox, R. L., and K. L. Carder. “Foreword.” In Living Our Beliefs: The United Methodist Way, 5–8. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2009.
  - Maddox, R. L. “Reclaiming the Eccentric Parent: Methodist Reception of John Wesley's Interest in Medicine.” In “Inward and Outward Health”: John Wesley’s Holistic Concept of Medical Science, the Environment, and Holy Living, 15–50. London: Epworth, 2008.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley on the Dedicated Christian Life.” In A Year with John Wesley and Our Methodist Values, edited by R. L. Maddox, 11–12. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2008.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley’s Stress on Connection in the Christian Life.” In In A Year with John Wesley and Our Methodist Values, edited by R. L. Maddox, 31–32. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2008.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley on Holistic Mission.” In Year with John Wesley and Our Methodist Values, edited by R. L. Maddox, 39–40. Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 2008.
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  - Maddox, R. L., and K. Cracknell. “Foreword.” In In Good And Generous Faith, vii–ix. Pilgrim Press, 2006.
  - Maddox, R. L. “Theology in the Twenty-First Century: Some Wesleyan Agendas.” In Methodism Across the Pond, edited by R. Sykes, 45–60. Oxford: Applied Theology Press, 2005.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “'Letter from America': a United Methodist Perspective.” In Unmasking Methodist Theology, 179–84. New York: Continuum, 2004.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Nurturing the New Creation: Reflections on a Wesleyan Trajectory.” In Wesleyan Perspectives on the New Creation, edited by M. D. Meeks, 21–54. Nashville, TN: Kingswood Books, 2004.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “'Visit the Poor’: John Wesley, the Poor, and the Sanctification of Believers.” In The Wesleys and the Poor: The Legacy and Development of Methodist Attitudes to Poverty, 1729–1999, edited by R. Heitzenrater, 59–81. Nashville, TN: Kingswood Books, 2002.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “A Change of Affections: The Development, Dynamics, and Dethronement of John Wesley's Heart Religion.” In “Heart Religion” in the Methodist Tradition and Related Movements, edited by R. B. Steele, 3–31. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2001.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Seeking a Response-able God: The Wesleyan Tradition and Process Theology?” In Thy Nature and Thy Name Is Love: Process and Wesleyan Theologies in Dialogue, edited by B. Stone and T. Oord, 111–42. Nashville, TN: Kingswood Books, 2001.
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  - Maddox, R. L., and D. Leclerc. “Foreword.” In Singleness of Heart: Gender, Sin, and Holiness in Historical Perspective, ix–xii. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 2001.
  - Maddox, R. L., and B. L. Callen. “Foreword.” In Clark H. Pinnock: Journey Toward Renewal, xiii–xvi. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Publishing House, 2000.
  - Maddox, R. L. “An Untapped Inheritance: American Methodism and Wesley's Practical Theology.” In Doctrines and Disciplines, edited by D. Campbell and R. Richey, 19–52. Nashville: Abingdon Pr, 1999.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Psychology and Wesleyan Theology: Historical Perspectives on a Renewed Engagement.” In Companions and Apprentices, edited by M. Walker, 21–31. San Diego, CA: Point Loma Press, 1999.
  - Maddox, R. L. “Reclaiming an Inheritance: Wesley as Theologian in the History of Methodist Theology.” In Rethinking Wesley’s Theology for Contemporary Methodism, edited by R. L. Maddox, 213–26. Nashville: Kingswood Bks, 1998.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “The Enriching Role of Experience.” In Wesley and the Quadrilateral, edited by W. S. Gunter, 107–27. Nashville: Abingdon Pr, 1997.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Social Grace: The Eclipse of the Church as a Means of Grace in American Methodism.” In Methodism in Its Cultural Milieu, 131–60. Oxford: Applied Theology Pr, 1994.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Aldersgate: Signs of a Paradigm Shift?” In Aldersgate Reconsidered., edited by R. L. Maddox, 11–19. Nashville, TN: Kingswood Books, 1990.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Aldersgate: A Tradition History.” In Aldersgate Reconsidered, edited by R. L. Maddox, 133–46. Nashville, TN: Kingswood Books, 1990.
- Digital Publications
  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesley and Health, Part 1.” Church Health Reader, 2011.
  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesley and Health, Part 2.” Church Health Reader, 2011.
  - Maddox, R. L. “Select Bibliography on Science and Christian Theology,” January 2007.
  - Maddox, R. L. “The United Methodist Way,” 2007.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Recent Dissertations in Wesley Studies, 2000–2013,” n.d.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Wesley’s Prescription for Making Disciples of Jesus Christ: Insights for the 21st Century Church.,” n.d.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Charles Wesley’s Collected Manuscript Verse,” n.d.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Charles Wesley’s Collected Published Verse,” n.d.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Charles Wesley – Register of Preaching,” n.d.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley’s Poetry and Hymn Collections,” n.d.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “John Wesley’s Sermon Register,” n.d.
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- Conference Papers
  - Maddox, R. L. “Clark Pinnock on World Religions: Evangelical Precedents?” In Proceedings of the Wheaton College Theology Conference, 1:208–15, 1992.
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  - Maddox, R. L. “Eschatology. Taped lecture in The Wesleyan Studies Project. Series II: Methodist Doctrine.,” n.d.

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