Emerging Scholars Spotlight
On average, a graduate student’s article successfully completes the peer review process to be published in the Wesleyan Theological Journal once every few years.
This forum spotlights those emerging scholars who have been published in the WTJ as graduate students over the past five years, celebrating their above-average aptitude for and commitment to
research and scholarship in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition.
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Benjamin R. Porter
Current Program: Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible/Ancient Near East Studies
Institution: University of Chicago Divinity School
Article: “John Wesley’s Use of the Old Testament to Support His Doctrine of Christian Perfection”
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Uma John
Current Program: Ph.D. in Biblical Studies (Old Testament)
Institution: Asbury Theological Seminary
Article: “Tracing a ‘Redemptive’ Movement Within Pentateuchal Slavery Laws: A Chronological Comparison of Covenant, Deuteronomic, and Holiness Law Codes”
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Kenny R. Johnston
Current Program: MPhil/Ph.D. Philosophical Theology
Institution: London School of Theology
Article: “For the Love of God: Knowledge, Certainty, and John Wesley's Vision for Holy Love”