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Can The Holy Grail Teach Us About Holiness?, Karen Knudson

Scholar Week 2016 - present

In Malory's Tale of the Sankgreal, Galahad is presented as a knight who, as part of a magus tradition, is unique to history, with singular, supernatural traits as he completes the quest for the Holy Grail, but who, as part of another tradition, is also presented as a pilgrim in whose footsteps the earnest, Christian knight can follow and learn. Through the narrative of medieval romance, the pilgrim Galahad illuminates the path from practical wisdom, through disengagement with worldly realities, to ultimate union with Christ.

An Existential Interpretation Of The Doctrine Of Holiness, Mildred Bangs Wynkoop

Wesleyan Holiness Books

The purpose of this book is three-fold. First, to analyze and evaluate the status of the "holiness" message today. In this analysis the problems raised by the preaching of holiness will be faced squarely. Then, a fresh examination of the Scriptures will be attempted upon which the holiness message is based. Finally, a constructive theological statement will be proposed in which, it is hoped, some of the most serious questions will find a satisfactory answer.

This is not a book for the scholar primarily though it is hoped he will find it worth his time to examine either to approve, …

Dismantling The Myths: The Connection Between Faith And Morality, Frank M. Moore

Books and Manuscripts – Theology

Includes full text of Chapter 1 only.

In this revision to his 1997 guide to making wise choices, the author discusses the moral compass that can assist us in dealing with confusing ethical issues of our times. Strategies for making ethical decisions that are sensible and based on God’s word are presented.

Contents: 1. Getting Started: Setting the Stage – 2. Say “Cheese:” Snapshots from Our Culture – 3. A Penny for Your Thoughts: The Way We Think Becomes the Way We Live – 4. On Guard: Preparing for the Culture Battle – 5. Here We Stand: What Christians Believe …

The Journey Within: Learning To Live The Holy Life, Frank M. Moore

Books and Manuscripts – Theology

Book two in the Holy Life Bible Study Series.

Full text via download: Study 1 -- New Testament Snapshots of Holiness

Contents: New Testament Snapshots of Holiness – Another Counselor – A Big Event for Your Big Adventure – A Call to Holiness – Needed: Heart Cleansing – My Consecration – God’s Gift of Sanctification – The Forerunner – Our Coach – Life in the Spirit – Growing in the Spirit – Tying It All Together.

Traveling With Friends: Becoming God's Holy People Together, Frank M. Moore

Books and Manuscripts – Theology

Book three in the Holy Life Bible Study Series.

Full text available via download: Study 1 -- Living in a Community of Faith

Contents: Living in a Community of Faith – Living with the Saints – Living with Less-than-Perfect Saints – Living with Temptation – Living with Trials – Living in a World That Doesn’t Make a Place for God – Looking In and Reaching Out – Really Caring – Not in Public – Golden Rules for Holy Living – Three Sets of Two – Tying It All Together.

Serving Others Along The Road: Revealing Christ's Love Through Holiness, Frank M. Moore

Books and Manuscripts – Theology

Book four in the Holy Life Bible Study Series.

Full text available: Study 1 -- In the World But Not of It

Contents: In the World But Not of It – Salt, Light, Yeast – Leave the Altar and Report to Work – Taking Risks for God – A Lifestyle of Service – Keeping a Light Touch – Investing in the Kingdom – Your Unconscious Influence – Offering Deliverance – Sharing My Faith – Making Disciples – Tying It All Together.

God's Road Map For Us: The Plan Of Holiness, Frank M. Moore

Books and Manuscripts – Theology

Book one in the Holy Life Bible Study Series.

Full text available via download: Study 1 - Welcome to the Adventure

Contents: Welcome to the Adventure – Meeting God – In His Image – Created to Be Holy – The Way We Were – Choosing Not to Follow Directions – Restoration Promised – Abraham: The Blameless Man – A Systems Approach – A Better Approach – Holiness Requires the Cross – Tying It All Together.

Breaking Free From Sin's Grip: Holiness Defined For A New Generation, Frank M. Moore

Books and Manuscripts – Theology

Includes full text of Chapter 1 only.

Exploring the ongoing story of the relationship between God and humanity, this book looks at God’s plan for His children, how we have derailed that plan, and how God involves himself in our lives to bring us back to His original plan for us.

Contents: An Adventure Story – The Test – Who Is He? – The Cure – A Long-Awaited Dream Comes True – The Transformation – The Helper – ETA – Perfect Yet? – False Advertising – The Test-Drive – Steve: A Case Study – Christlikeness.

Dismantling The Myths: Realigning Moral Choices With Faith, Frank M. Moore

Books and Manuscripts – Theology

Includes full text of Chapter 4 only.

In this guide to making wise ethical choices, the author discusses the current moral climate, how people in our society think, and what the Bible says about making moral choices. Strategies for aligning our personal and community lives with our faith and relating properly to our world are presented.

Contents: Getting Started: Setting the Stage – Say “Cheese:” Taking a Snapshot of Baby Boomers and Generation Xers – A Penny for Your Thoughts: The Way We Think Becomes the Way We Live – On Guard: Preparing for the Culture Battle – Here We …

Practical Norm Of Love: Religious Existentialism Iii, Mildred Bangs Wynkoop

Wesleyan Holiness Articles

“Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” This is the test and measure of love to God. It, in the most fundamental way, evidences the sincerity of our love. It also gives it concrete and wholesome content. Had not this description of agape been given to us, Christian ethics would have been left dangerously subjective and abstract, dangerous because abstraction cancels out love. The second commandment is the test of the keeping of the first.

Love Is Existential: Religious Existentialism Ii, Mildred Bangs Wynkoop

Wesleyan Holiness Articles

Jesus' command that we love the Lord with all the heart, soul, mind, and strength puts the Christian life into the plane where we all live. It speaks of the moral atmosphere out of which life with all of its phases is lived. it is a dynamic principle o f life and love to God that proceeds from the deepest depth of human personality up and out, to the farthest edge o f everything we do. To love with the heart is the whole man integrated about a chosen object. The heart is often considered the center o f the …

Sanctification Is Existential: Religious Existentialism I, Mildred Bangs Wynkoop

Wesleyan Holiness Articles

It has been the contention of the church that sanctification is not simply an intellectual idea and a formal statement of faith but also a way of life. Religious existentialism is a reaction against hollow orthodoxy, icily correct doctrine, and an empty religious profession. It is an affirmation for theological truth presented in such a way that, when properly believed, it demands a thorough transformation of a man’s everyday life.