As we have been learned about the history of Wesley and his theology, Wesley's focus was primarily on his personal faith (original sin, faith, justification, assurance, salvation, sanctification, and so forth) and on how to reach Christian perfection.
However, in his article, "Thought Upon Slavery," Wesley's focus was not on his personal faith, but he strongly criticizes about the social issue, Slavery. For me, it looked like his theological concern has extended from his personal issues to social and national issues. In other words, it seems that Wesley strived not only to reform himself but also to reform the nation.
In this regard, is it possible to understand this Wesley's concern as another way of sanctification, more specifically social sanctification? Are there any other social issues that Wesley was interested in? If so, did Wesley influence the Methodist church to emphasize social justice?
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