Roger Fay

Apr 22, 2024 | thegospelcoalition.org | Roger Fay |Brian Tabb |Benjamin L. Gladd |Nathan Sherman

AbstractThe importance of justification by faith to the thinking of John Wesley (1703–1791) both during and after his Aldersgate Street experience in May 1738 has long been doubted by some Wesley scholars. This article demonstrates that the historical data surrounding Aldersgate is compelling and points to the validity of Wesley’s own interpretation of that occasion.

Feb 9, 2024 | evangelical-times.org | Roger Fay

This is the second instalment of a two-part article on the 18th century Methodist preacher and hymnodist Charles Wesley. The life and hymns of Charles WesleyCharles Wesley was born on 18 December 1707 at Epworth in Lincolnshire. Charles Wesley was the hymnwriter par excellence of Methodism. He has been called the poet of the 18th-century Evangelical Revival. Although no mean preacher and pastor, his hymns were his greatest contribution to the whole evangelical movement.

Jan 31, 2024 | evangelical-times.org | Roger Fay

The conference met as usual at Regents Hall on Oxford Street, London. Numbers were down to around 80 attendees due to industrial action on the railways. The six well-researched papers and their subsequent conference discussion were uniformly informative and edifying. Aaron Prelock (Islington) gave a paper on Thomas Aquinas (1225-74), which was something of a culture shock to the conference.

Jan 11, 2024 | evangelical-times.org | Roger Fay

Charles Wesley was born on 18 December 1707 at Epworth in Lincolnshire. Born after Samuel (Jr) and John, he was the third son of Revd Samuel Wesley, Rector of Epworth, and Susannah (née Annesley). The brothers had seven surviving sisters. Charles’s earliest education with his siblings was undertaken by his inimitable mother and was pious, rigorous, and of a high standard for his day. In 1716 he entered Westminster School and in 1727 Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated with a BA in 1730.

Oct 30, 2023 | place.asburyseminary.edu | Roger Fay

AbstractThe importance of justification by faith in the thinking of John Wesley (1703-1791) after his Aldersgate Street experience in May 1738 has long been doubted by some Wesley scholars. This article argues, however, that Wesley was motivated only by works-righteousness while he was a missionary to Georgia, and that salvation by faith did not characterise his thinking until he finished his mission there. DOI10.7252/Journal.02.2023F.07Recommended CitationFay, Roger W.