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Randy L. Maddox

Randy L. Maddox

William Kellon Quick Professor Emeritus of Theology and Methodist Studies
Divinity School
rmaddox@div.duke.edu
Duke Box 90967, Durham, NC 27708-0968
0038 Langford Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Publications

The Journal Letters and Related Biographical Items of the Reverend Charles Wesley, M.A.

Book · March 20, 2018 Charles Wesley's Journal is crucial to an understanding of the beginnings of the Wesleyan/Methodist movement. ... Cite

“John Wesley on ‘Patriotism’.”

Journal Article Wesley and Methodist Studies · 2017 Open Access Cite

Untwisting the Tangled Web: Charles Wesley and Elizabeth Story

Journal Article Wesley and Methodist Studies · June 1, 2016 AbstractThe recent publication of a more complete edition of Charles Wesley's manuscript journal provides greater awareness of the personal trials he faced, including an accusation of sexual improprieties in ... Full text Open Access Cite

A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, Annotated

Book · July 1, 2015 A Plain Account of Christian Perfection brings to the forefront what Wesley considers the goal of the Christian life-the fullest possible love of God and neighbor. ... Cite

Sustaining Health for Both Body and Soul

Journal Article Divinity Magazine · 2014 Open Access Cite

“Another Glimpse of the Divergent Wesley Brothers.”

Journal Article Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society · 2014 Open Access Cite

James Erskine's Critique of John Wesley on Christian Perfection.

Journal Article Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society · 2013 Open Access Cite

The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley: Doctrinal and Controversial Treatises II

Book · 2013 John Wesley's writings on Christian Perfection and his controversies with Calvinists. ... Link to item Cite

The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley: Doctrinal and Controversial Treatises II

Book · 2013 John Wesley's writings on Christian Perfection and his controversies with Calvinists. ... Link to item Cite

Correspondence between James Erskine and John and Charles Wesley.

Journal Article Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society · October 2012 Open Access Cite

The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley: Doctrinal and Controversial Treatises I

Book · 2012 Contains a General Introduction and four foundational Wesley texts on soteriology. ... Link to item Cite

The Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley: Doctrinal and Controversial Treatises I

Book · 2012 Contains a General Introduction and four foundational Wesley texts on soteriology. ... Link to item Cite

New John Wesley Letter to Charles Wesley

Journal Article Methodist History · 2012 Open Access Cite

How John Wesley Read the Bible.

Journal Article Catalyst · November 2011 Open Access Cite

Digging Deep into the Mine: Charles Wesley and the Bible.

Journal Article Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society · 2011 Open Access Cite

Wesley and Health, Part 1

Internet Publication · 2011 Cite

Wesley and Health, Part 2

Internet Publication · 2011 Cite

Charles Wesley's Personal Library, ca. 1765.

Journal Article Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society · 2010 Open Access Cite

Collection of Music (1768): Charles Wesley, Jr.

Journal Article Proceedings of the Charles Wesley Society · 2010 Open Access Cite

John Wesley's Precedent for Theological Engagement with the Natural Sciences

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · March 1, 2009 Open Access Cite

Foreword.

Chapter · 2009 Cite

John Wesley on Holistic Health and Healing

Journal Article Methodist History · October 1, 2007 Open Access Link to item Cite

Select Bibliography on Science and Christian Theology

Internet Publication · January 2007 Cite

The United Methodist Way

Internet Publication · 2007 Link to item Cite

Foreword

Chapter · 2006 Cite

Psychology and Wesleyan Theology: Precedents and Prospects for a Renewed Engagement

Journal Article Journal of Psychology and Christianity · June 1, 2004 Open Access Link to item Cite

Remnants of John Wesley's Personal Library

Journal Article Methodist History · January 1, 2004 Open Access Link to item Cite

Reclaiming Holistic Salvation.

Journal Article Circuit Rider · May 2003 Open Access Cite

Formation for Christian Leadership: Wesleyan Reflections

Journal Article American Theological Library Association Summary of Proceedings · January 1, 2003 Open Access Link to item Cite

John Wesley's Reading: Evidence in the Kingswood School Archives

Journal Article Methodist History · January 1, 2003 Link to item Cite

Kingswood School Library Holdings (ca.1775)

Journal Article Methodist History · October 1, 2002 Open Access Link to item Cite

A Decade of Dissertations in Wesley Studies: 1991-2001

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · September 1, 2002 Open Access Cite

"Baptism of the Spirit" Language: An Historiographical Correction

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · March 1, 2001 Open Access Cite

Be Ye Perfect?

Journal Article Christian History · February 1, 2001 Open Access Link to item Cite

Foreword.

Chapter · 2001 Cite

Prelude to a Dialogue: A Response to Kenneth Collins

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · March 1, 2000 Open Access Cite

Foreword

Chapter · 2000 Cite

Wesley's Understanding of Christian Perfection: In What Sense Pentecostal?

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · September 1, 1999 Open Access Cite

Spirituality and Practical Theology: Trajectories toward Reengagement

Journal Article Association of Practical Theology Occasional Papers · 1999 Open Access Cite

Psychology and Wesleyan Theology: Historical Perspectives on a Renewed Engagement.

Chapter · 1999 See updated version published in Journal of Psychology and Christianity in 2004 ... Cite

Reconnecting the Means to the End: a Wesleyan Prescription for the Holiness Movement

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · September 1, 1998 Open Access Cite

Rethinking Wesley's theology for contemporary Methodism.

Book · 1998 Served as editor for the collection, and provided the Introduction and an essay ... Link to item Cite

Rethinking Wesley's theology for contemporary Methodism.

Book · 1998 Served as editor for the collection, and provided the Introduction and an essay ... Link to item Cite

Signs of Hope in Contemporary United Methodist Theology.

Journal Article Circuit Rider · November 1996 Open Access Cite

Holiness of Heart and Life : Lessons from North American Methodism.

Journal Article Asbury Theological Journal · September 1, 1995 Open Access Link to item Cite

Reading Wesley as a Theologian.

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · March 1, 1995 Open Access Cite

Wesleyan Resources for a Contemporary Theology of the Poor.

Journal Article Asbury Theological Journal · March 1, 1994 Open Access Link to item Cite

Continuing the Conversation.

Journal Article Methodist History · July 1, 1992 Open Access Link to item Cite

Clark Pinnock on World Religions: Evangelical Precedents?

Conference Proceedings of the Wheaton College Theology Conference · 1992 Open Access Cite

Practical Theology: A Discipline in Search of a Definition.

Journal Article Perspectives in Religious Studies · June 1, 1991 Open Access Link to item Cite

Celebrating Wesley--When?

Journal Article Methodist History · January 1, 1991 Open Access Link to item Cite

Exorcising the Guilt of Excellence.

Journal Article Faculty Dialogue · December 1, 1988 Open Access Link to item Cite

John Wesley: Practical Theologian?

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · March 1, 1988 Open Access Cite

The Word of God and Patriarchalism: A Typology of the Current Christian Debate.

Journal Article Perspectives in Religious Studies · September 1, 1987 Open Access Link to item Cite

Wesleyan Theology and the Christian Feminist Critique.

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · March 1, 1987 Open Access Cite

Responsible Grace: The Systematic Perspective of Wesleyan theology.

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · September 1, 1984 This article reexamines the systematic nature of John Wesley's theology, drawing on recent reconceptions of theology as a praxis-oriented reflection. Gerhard Sauter is used as a model of these reconceptions. Central to these new conceptions of theology i ... Open Access Cite

Biblical Authority and Interpretation

Journal Article Theological Students Fellowship Bulletin · September 1984 Cite

The New Quest and Christology.

Journal Article Perspectives in Religious Studies · March 1, 1984 One of the most pressing problems in contemporary discussions of both biblical and constructive christology is the apparent diversity of christological viewpoints in Scripture. The contention of this essay is that the "New Quest for the Historical Jesus," ... Open Access Link to item Cite

Schleiermacher on the Holy Spirit.

Journal Article Studia Biblica et Theologica · 1982 Open Access Cite

Schleiermacher on the Holy Spirit.

Journal Article Studia Biblica et Theologica · 1982 Cite

The Use of the Aorist Tense in Holiness Exegesis.

Journal Article Wesleyan Theological Journal · September 1, 1981 This article presents a critical analysis of the appeal to the aorist tense made by many holiness theologians to support their understanding of the "crisic" nature of sanctification. Following an investigation of how this interpretation arose, there is a ... Open Access Cite