Commissioned by the United Methodist General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in UMC doctrine/polity/history courses and acclaimed by scholars around the globe, Runyon's text uses Wesley's discussion of the "way of salvation" to build a bold theology of evangelism for the modern world. Runyon sets Wesley's own discussion of the "way of salvation" in the larger context of Christian doctrine, beginning with the Creation (and the Fall) and moving through the drama of salvation towards its eschatological fulfillment in the "new creation" of all things. Praise for "The New Creation"... "This is for me the Wesley book at the end of the century, with new perspectives for the next millennium. Reliable in historical research, brilliantly written, it offers the social witness of John Wesley for today's crises. Professor Runyon gives a coherent picture of Wesley's theology for the Christian oecumene and far beyond. I am very grateful for this book." Dr. Jürgen Moltmann, University of Tübingen, Germany. "Having heard Dr. Runyon speak on more than one occasion about the Wesleyan motivation for faithful social witness, I have been eagerly awaiting this more comprehensive account of the theology that provides both the impetus and criteria for such action. I have not been disappointed. Nor will the reader, for here is a lively , scholarly, and comprehensible discussion of what lies at the heart of John Wesley's own faithful witness in word and action -- the limitless grace of God for the transformation of the human condition in every generation. And by bringing the whole work into focus around the theme of new creation, Runyon illuminates the thought of Wesley himself, at the same time addressing major themes of contemporary concern such as human rights, poverty, the rights of women, care of the environment, and ecumenism. Wesley's theology is here not just transcribed for a different ceuntury, but powerfully developed to direct and sustain the living witness of a new generation." Dr. Norman Young, United Faculty of Theology, Melbourne, Australia. Availability: Usually ships the next business day. The New Creation: John Wesley's Theology Today by Theodore Runyon AB6022$23.00 WME Press is the publishing unit of World Methodist Evangelism of The World Methodist Council. P.O. Box 1346, Port Orford, Oregon 97465 USA. Toll-free telephone: 1-866-400-8573. Fax: 1-541-332-1167. E-mail: WMEPress@WorldMethodist.org.