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    Upward!: Wesleyan Formation in Three Movements
    Upward!: Wesleyan Formation in Three Movements
    Upward!: Wesleyan Formation in Three Movements
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    Upward!: Wesleyan Formation in Three Movements

    By Steve Harper and Dr. Paul W. Chilcote

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    A powerful guide for new and longtime United Methodists.

    Upward! is a simple but brilliant course on Wesleyanism for regular people. It thoroughly and methodically guides readers through the distinctive qualities of the Wesleyan way—the theology, practices, habits, and attitudes that characterize Methodist people. Paul W. Chilcote and Steve Harper, two of Methodism’s most beloved teachers, offer this extraordinary book as an invitation to a life of wisdom and wonder in our current world. It is a book of both instruction and celebration, teaching (or reminding) us what makes the Wesleyan way most gracious and lovely.

    Pastors and other leaders will use Upward as their primary resource for sharing the Wesleyan approach. It can be used in a wide variety of ways and settings—as a sermon series, congregation-wide study, or for new member classes, to name a few. Individuals will use the book as a personal study, ideally in connection with others.

    Upward! helps leaders and readers to:
    - correct misconceptions about Wesleyan theology
    - clarify and reclaim Wesleyan theology
    - gain a new framework for understanding Wesleyan theology and sharing it with others

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateDec 19, 2023
    ISBN9781791033088
    Upward!: Wesleyan Formation in Three Movements
    Author

    Steve Harper

    Steve Harper, PhD, is vice president and professor of spiritual formation at the Florida campus of Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous magazine articles and has written twelve books, including Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition and Praying through the Lord’s Prayer. Dr. Harper and his wife, Jeannie, live in Orlando, Florida. They have two grown children and two grandchildren.

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