<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>John Wesley summarised Methodism’s mission as spreading ‘scriptural holiness’. This article argues that the praxis of social justice as an expression of holiness is integral to the mission of the Church. The following themes from Wesley’s theology are examined: holiness as love; ‘justice, mercy, and truth’; social holiness; works of mercy as a means of grace; stewardship, and ‘the outcasts of men’. It argues that the praxis of justice, mercy and truth is integral to holiness and hence to mission of the Church. A contextualisation of this theme in the context of secularisation and migration is then developed.</p></abstract>

John Wesley summarised Methodism’s mission as spreading ‘scriptural holiness’. This article argues that the praxis of social justice as an expression of holiness is integral to the mission of the Church. The following themes from Wesley’s theology are examined: holiness as love; ‘justice, mercy, and truth’; social holiness; works of mercy as a means of grace; stewardship, and ‘the outcasts of men’. It argues that the praxis of justice, mercy and truth is integral to holiness and hence to mission of the Church. A contextualisation of this theme in the context of secularisation and migration is then developed.

Holiness, social justice and the mission of the Church: John Wesley’s insights in contemporary context

Holiness

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John Wesley summarised Methodism’s mission as spreading ‘scriptural holiness’. This article argues that the praxis of social justice as an expression of...

Holiness, social justice and the mission of the Church: John Wesley’s insights in contemporary context

Published Online: Apr 05, 2020

Page range: 177 - 198

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2015-0005

Keywords
HOLINESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL HOLINESS, MIGRATION, MISSION, JUSTICE, MERCY AND TRUTH

© 2015 David N. Field, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Holiness, social justice and the mission of the Church: John Wesley’s insights in contemporary context

Published Online: Apr 05, 2020

Page range: 177 - 198

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2015-0005

KeywordsHOLINESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL HOLINESS, MIGRATION, MISSION, JUSTICE, MERCY AND TRUTH

© 2015 David N. Field, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
HOLINESS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, SOCIAL HOLINESS, MIGRATION, MISSION, JUSTICE, MERCY AND TRUTH