Using Wesleyan spicating as a guide and the scriptures as a solid grounding As If the Heart Matered renders a balanced understanding of what heart religion involves This book expounds on fohn Wesley's image of religion as a house by exploring three main parts the porch of repentance, the door of faith, and holines the house itself

As If the Heart Mitted shares Wesley's vision of how the essential truths of Christianity are to be embodied in the lives of believers Although this work uses the Wesleyan tradition as a theological framework, it transcends Methodism and provides essential biblical truths applicable to all Christians.