Third Annual Wesley Studies Symposium
Tyndale Seminary
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Schedule
8:45 a.m.
Coffee – Information
9:00 a.m.
Welcome – Introductions – Announcements – H. Snyder
9:20-10:20
Prof. David Rainey: “The Future of Wesleyan Theology with a Missional
Agenda” (Senior Lecturer in Theology, Nazarene Theological College,
Manchester)
10:20-10:45
Break
10:45-11:45
Rob Clements: “The Quest for the Historical Wesley: An Analysis of the
Earliest Biographies (1791-1825)”
11:45-12:15
Wesleyan Resources & Initiatives – Discussion Forum
12:15-1:00
Lunch (Courtesy of Tyndale Seminary)
1:00-2:00
Marlon Deblasio: “Conversion, Justification, and the Experience of Grace
in the Post-Aldersgate Wesley”
2:00-2:30
Updates on Wesley Research (Current & Proposed)
2:30-2:45
Break
2:45-3:40
Mike Tapper: “Assessing Social Sin: A Critical Task in Contemporary
Methodism”
3:40-4:00
Break
4:00-4:50
J. Andrew Edwards: “The Wesleyan Transformation of the Public Sphere:
Musical and Moral Perfection in Early Methodism”
4:50-5:15
General Discussion – Dialogue
5:15-6:00
Free Time
6:00-7:30
Dinner, Denominational Presentations & Networking
Symposium participants and spouses or special guests invited.
Guest Lecture, Prof. Kenneth Newport, Liverpool Hope University:
“Charles Wesley: Priest, Poet and Theologian”