Guide:

What is the Quadrilateral and its aspects according to the United Methodist Church?

Using Scripture, tradition, reason, and experience, the Wesleyan Quadrilateral refers to a wholistic approach to how we think theologically and read our scriptures in community.

Key Points:

• Scripture is our authoritative shared “playground” to learn about God and grow in faith.

• ·The Quadrilateral provides a tool to never read scripture alone.

  • With others, the Quadrilateral provides a process for examining scripture through different lenses, including our own understanding that we each bring.

  • Alone, it ensures we never read scripture in isolation or in a bubble.

Key Scripture:

• Proverbs 2:1-6

• Luke 6:1-11