Beyond the quadrilateral : the place of nature in John Wesley’s epistemology of theology

dc.contributor.authorMorris-Chapman, Daniel John Pratt
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-16T09:00:45Z
dc.date.available2022-11-16T09:00:45Z
dc.date.issued2022-07-14
dc.description.abstractMany writers have sought to outline Wesley's conception of how human beings obtain revelational knowledge. In this regard, the use of what has been dubbed the Wesleyan quadrilateral continues to remain widespread in both the academy and the pulpit. However, this presentation of Wesley's thought has received severe criticism from the late William Abraham, philosopher of religion and Methodist commentator. He has proposed the creation of a new subdiscipline in epistemology for examining theology. This view has prompted a handful of attempts to extrapolate John Wesley's epistemology of theology from his various writings. The present essay will contribute to this discussion by examining Wesley's approach to these questions. In doing so, it explores mainly the function and place of nature in Wesley's theological reflections. Drawing mainly upon Wesley's A View of the Wisdom of God in Creation (1763), this essay shows that the natural world (read: creation) played an important, neglected role in Wesley's epistemology of theology. CONTRIBUTION: This article contributes to a new subdiscipline in epistemology for examining theology by presenting a new perspective on John Wesley by exploring the role of nature in his thought. Offering an epistemological-theological interpretation of John Wesley, this article fits well within the scope of HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, particularly this subsection.en_US
dc.description.departmentDogmatics and Christian Ethicsen_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationPratt Morris-Chapman, D.J., 2022, ‘Beyond the quadrilateral: The place of nature in John Wesley’s epistemology of theology’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 78(2), a7643. https://doi.org/10.4102/hts.v78i2.7643.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v78i2.7643
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/88329
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAOSISen_US
dc.rights© 2022. The Author. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectEpistemology of theologyen_US
dc.subjectJohn Wesleyen_US
dc.subjectNatureen_US
dc.subjectNatural philosophyen_US
dc.subjectWesleyan quadrilateralen_US
dc.subjectWilliam Abrahamen_US
dc.titleBeyond the quadrilateral : the place of nature in John Wesley’s epistemology of theologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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