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John Wesley se Aldersgate-ervaring: ’n Herwaardering
Abstract
John Wesley’s Aldersgate experience: A reassessment
The well-known experience of Wesley at Aldersgate Street on 24 May 1738 is widely considered to be his conversion. In this article an attempt is made to determine the following:
» whether this experience can be styled a conversion
» whether there is support for another localization for Wesley’s conversion;
» what the nature of the Aldersgate experience was if not a conversion.
In order to achieve these ends the evidence on the following aspects of Wesley’s life is considered: » the Aldersgate experience itself;
» the events prior and subsequent to Aldersgate;
» changes in Wesley’s theological understanding of salvation.
The conclusion opposes the popular view on Aldersgate.
