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Wesleyan Quadrilateral

The Wesleyan Quadrilateral refers to the four factors that John Wesley believed illuminated the core of Christianity: Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience. For United Methodists, Scripture is the primary source but the other three elements - tradition, experience, and reason - help believers understand their faith.

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Wesleyan Quadrilateral

The Wesleyan Quadrilateral refers to the four factors that John Wesley believed illuminated the core of Christianity: Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience. For United Methodists, Scripture is the primary source but the other three elements - tradition, experience, and reason - help believers understand their faith.

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Glossary: Wesleyan Quadrilateral, the

May 26, 2015

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The phrase which has relatively recently come into use to describe the
principal factors that John Wesley believed illuminate the core of the Christian
faith for the believer. Wesley did not formulate the succinct statement now
commonly referred to as the Wesley Quadrilateral. Building on the Anglican
theological tradition, Wesley added a fourth emphasis, experience. The
resulting four components or "sides" of the quadrilateral are (1) Scripture, (2)
tradition, (3) reason, and (4) experience. For United Methodists, Scripture is
considered the primary source and standard for Christian doctrine. Tradition is
experience and the witness of development and growth of the faith through
the past centuries and in many nations and cultures. Experience is the
individual's understanding and appropriating of the faith in the light of his or
her own life. Through reason the individual Christian brings to bear on the
Christian faith discerning and cogent thought. These four elements taken
together bring the individual Christian to a mature and fulfilling understanding
of the Christian faith and the required response of worship and service.
Source: A Dictionary for United Methodists, Alan K. Waltz, Copyright 1991, Abingdon Press. Used by Permission.

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