Martin Wells Knapp was born in southern Michigan on March 27, 1853. His parents were farmers. At age 17, Knapp became a student of Methodist College in Albion, Michigan. It wasn’t until he was 19 that Knapp was converted, through the prayers and witness of Lucy J. Glenn, who later became his wife. He was both shy and unattractive, yet overcome both obstacles to become a pastor in the Methodist Michigan Conference. His biographer, A. M. Hills, said that “the various parts and members of his body
William Seymour and the Pentecostal Movement Pentecostalism is considered one of the greatest universal movement that transformed immensely the history of Christianity. It emphasized a personal interaction with God facilitated by baptism of the individual by Holy Spirit (Alexander, 43). One of the proponents of Pentecostalism is William Seymour. He is regarded as the initiator of Pentecostal movement because of his fundamental teachings on the role of Holy Spirit in a Christian’s life (Heaton 35)
Aristotle and John Wesley: On Being Truly Human Many ideas presented by John Wesley are similar to those presented by Aristotle. These similarities become apparent in various areas, especially in the idea that each person has potential that can be actualized. Because these similarities are apparent, the thoughts of Aristotle can easily be employed to assist in understanding many of Wesley's thoughts. Specifically, the discussion of virtue presented in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics can assist