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John Wesley & Virtue Ethics A r esult of m oral c ourage Jennifer Wheeler

John Wesley & Virtue Ethics A r esult of m oral c ourage Jennifer Wheeler. Life in Epworth England 1700’s. The Epworth Rectory. Charterhouse School London : 1611. Christ Church College in Oxford England . www.christianarrowhead.org.uk/files/jwesleyr.jpg.

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John Wesley & Virtue Ethics A r esult of m oral c ourage Jennifer Wheeler

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  1. John Wesley & Virtue Ethics A result of moral courage Jennifer Wheeler

  2. Life in Epworth England 1700’s

  3. The Epworth Rectory

  4. Charterhouse School London : 1611

  5. Christ Church College in Oxford England

  6. www.christianarrowhead.org.uk/files/jwesleyr.jpg

  7. Preaching to the Indians in Georgia 1736 screenheritage.files.wordpress.com

  8. Teaching to the Masses Virtue Wqua Ethics

  9. Virtue ethics principles: Rules • The Ten Commandments • Golden Rule • Put on the armor of God and stand fast. Results • Care, feed and cloth poor • Visit the sick, dying and imprisoned • Bring about justice • Educate the masses • Eradicate slavery. • Help your neighbor Walk in a manner worthy of your calling (Phil 1:27) Put others first. (Phil 2:4)

  10. What motivates your ethical response? Emotion? Expediency? Consequence? Rules / Laws Situation

  11. The Wesley method of decision-making • Will my decision compromise my faith in God? • Will it compromise my moral principles? • How will my decision affect others for the greater good? • Is this a just and fair decision to the majority involved? • How will it affect who I am? • Is it reasonable? John Wesley, by Robert Hunter, 1765

  12. Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.

  13. Bibliography • Literary Sources • Curnock, Nehemiah The Journal Of John Wesley. New York: Capricorn Books, 1999 • Lyerly, Cynthia Methodism and the Southern Mind. New York: Oxford Press,1998 • Yrigonyen, Charles Holiness of Heart and Mind. Nashville TN: Abington Press, 2007 • Internet Sources: • http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/specialcollections/exhibitions/web/johnwesley (accessed 9/15/08) • http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/index.html (accessed 9/17/08) • http://www.tlogical.net/biojwesley.htm (accessed (9/12/08) • http:// grubstret.rictornorton.co.uk (accessed (9/13/09)

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