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John Wesley has arguably influenced more American Christians than any other Protestant interpreter. One reason for this wide influence is that Wesley often spoke about the heart and its affections - that realm of life where all humans experience their deepest satisfactions, as well as some of their deepest conundrums. However, one of the problems of interpreting and appropriating Wesley is that we have been blinded to Wesley's actual views aboutJohn Wesley has arguably influenced more American Christians than any other Protestant interpreter. One reason for this wide influence is that Wesley often spoke about the heart and its affections - that realm of life where all humans experience their deepest satisfactions, as well as some of their deepest conundrums. However, one of the problems of interpreting and appropriating Wesley is that we have been blinded to Wesley's actual views about

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'Just as one imagines that every aspect of his ministry must have been investigated to exhaustion point, another work, such as this one, appears with a new slant, which may be summerised as an in-depth analysis of Wesley's vocabulary of the heart.' Peter Murcott, British Church Newspaper, 27/072012

'Just as one imagines that every aspect of his ministry must have been investigated to exhaustion point, another work, such as this one, appears with a new slant, which may be summerised as an in-depth analysis of Wesley's vocabulary of the heart.' Peter Murcott, British Church Newspaper, 27/072012 'Drawing together and developing material which appeared elsewhere, this stimulating book affirms the value of John Wesley's 'heart religion' and thus of the tradition to which he gave rise, while examining carefully what Wesley did and did not mean by 'heart'. Clapper wants us not to misunderstand Wesley's own 'affective' emphasis in appropriating constructively his insights for today. [ - ] Clapper can be applauded for having asked, in a helpful, practical way, telling contemporary questions of a past theological giant, whether or not he is right about Wesley, or whether Wesley was himself right.' Clive Marsh, Reviews in Religion & Theology, March 2013

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Gregory S. Clapper is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Indianapolis and is Affiliate Professor of United Methodist Studies at Christian Theological Seminary. He has authored many articles and four books, including As If the Heart Mattered: A Wesleyan Spirituality (1997).

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