Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesleyan_Quadrilateral
Description: WEBThe Wesleyan Quadrilateral, or Methodist Quadrilateral, is a methodology for theological reflection that is credited to John Wesley, leader of the Methodist movement in the late 18th century. The term itself was coined by 20th century American Methodist scholar Albert C. Outler .
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Link: https://www.wesleyan.org/the-wesleyan-quadrilateral
Description: WEBJan 24, 2022 · The “Wesleyan Quadrilateral” — a term first coined by Methodist theologian Albert Outler — is a way to understand our four-sided approach to answering questions about Christian belief and practice. It provides a sound defense or …
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Link: https://www.umc.org/en/content/glossary-wesleyan-quadrilateral-the
Description: WEBThe resulting four components or "sides" of the quadrilateral are (1) Scripture, (2) tradition, (3) reason, and (4) experience. For United Methodists, Scripture is considered the primary source and standard for Christian doctrine.
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Link: https://www.theopedia.com/wesleyan-quadrilateral
Description: WEBWesleyan Quadrilateral. John Wesley used four different sources in coming to theological conclusions. These sources were first referred to as the Wesleyan Quadrilateral in 1964 by theologian/scholar Albert C. Outler in a collection of Wesley's works edited by Outler entitled simply John Wesley. The four sources are:
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Link: https://ucim.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Wesleyan-Quadrilateral-explained.pdf
Description: WEBTHE WESLEYAN QUADRILATERAL EXPLAINED. John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, taught that the way to understand any form of Christian knowledge was to place it in the context of four perspectives: scripture, tradition, reason, and experience. By this he meant that regardless of whether one began with scripture (any particular passage of the ...
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Link: https://kantwesley.com/Wesley/WesleyanQuadrilateral.pdf
Description: WEBThe Wesleyan Quadrilateral. by Philip McPherson Rudisill Composed 8/26/95 Editing on-going as of 2/4/2017. We begin with the following diagram: Here we can think of two branches stemming from Jesus (the root) through the disciples (the trunk): the "written" scriptures (and the commentaries), which make up a mighty limb, and the enlivened or ...
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Link: https://www.bwcumc.org/resources/who-are-we/our-way-of-understanding-scripture-and-the-wesleyan-quadrilateral/
Description: WEBOur Way of Understanding Scripture and the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. One defining trait of United Methodists is our use of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral, created in 1964 by theologian Albert Outler as a tool for discernment for people of faith seeking to live out their theology.
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Link: https://www.methodist.org.sg/methodist-message/the-wesleyan-quadrilateral-what-is-it-and-is-it-relevant-today/
Description: WEBFeb 1, 2023 · When Methodists try to answer questions about God and the world, we use a tool called the Wesleyan Quadrilateral. A quadrilateral is any closed four-sided shape like a square or rectangle, but our Quadrilateral is a more complicated structure, though easy to grasp and easier to misunderstand.
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Link: https://www.umc.org/en/content/our-four-theological-guidelines
Description: WEBFeb 19, 2020 · Presented to me as “The Wesleyan Quadrilateral,” it seemed like the device came from one of the founders of Methodism, John Wesley. It was handed down to us as a Methodist must—along with directives to say “trespasses” instead of “sins," drink only Welch’s grape juice , and to do confirmation when you’re 13, apparently.
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Link: http://www.parsonsuniverse.com/csbs/Online/BibCous/SP_2021/Wesleyan%20Quadrilateral.pdf
Description: WEBThe Wesleyan Quadrilateral. “It means the primacy of holy Scripture, as understood in the light of Christian Tradition, Reason, and Experience.”. - Tom Oden: John Wesley’s “Preface” - he intended to present his thoughts in a way that was “agreeable, I hope, to Scripture, Reason, and Christian Antiquity.”. Christian antiquity, in ...
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