Duke seminarians share Ness history award
6/21/2001 By United Methodist News Service Two Duke Divinity School students are sharing an award for essays in history related to Methodism.
The John H. Ness Memorial Awards are given annually to seminarians by the denomination's Commission on Archives and History, which has offices at Drew University in Madison, N.J.
Co-winners of the prize this year are Sarah Johnson of Seattle and Matthew R. Schlimm of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Johnson's essay, "In That Place Where Things Hoped For Are Seen: The Function of the Intermediate State in John Wesley's Theology," deals with Wesley's beliefs about what occurs between death and final judgment and the creation of a new heaven and a new earth.
Schlimm wrote on "The Puzzle of Perfection: Growth in Wesley's Doctrine of Perfection." The paper explores Wesley's writing on spiritual growth that occurs after a person has experienced perfection, which to Wesley meant the person had become aware of God's love.
Johnson has just completed the first year of a two-year course leading to the master of theological studies degree. Schlimm, a 1998 graduate of Asbury College, expects to complete his degree program at Duke in 2002.
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