Author : Charles Livingstone Allen
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 25,32 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780687246502
An introduction to the history and theology of the United Methodist Church and its founder, John Wesley.
Author : William H. Willimon
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 41,91 MB
Release : 2007-04-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 161164061X
This brief introduction spells out the major beliefs of the United Methodist Church in a clear, nontechnical style. William Willimon, the beloved United Methodist author, preacher, teacher, and bishop, discusses the great theological themes that United Methodists share in common with all Christians as well as the particular accents and emphases that characterize United Methodist understandings of Christian doctrines. In his engaging style, Willimon opens the door for further study, challenging the reader to move toward a continuing reflection on their faith. This guide will be of great value to those who are beginning their study of United Methodist beliefs as well as those who have long been in the church and want a helpful way to refresh their understandings of the distinctiveness of United Methodist doctrine.
Author : Richard P. Heitzenrater
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 45,89 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 142674224X
The practical and theological development of eighteenth-century Methodism.
Author : David Hempton
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300106149
Hempton explores the rise of Methodism from its unpromising origins as a religious society within the Church of England in the 1730s to a major international religious movement by the 1880s.
Author : John Wesley
Publisher :
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 38,47 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Religion
ISBN :
Author : John Wesley
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 26,89 MB
Release : 1787-01-31
Category :
ISBN : 9781546452171
A careful student of church liturgies, John Wesley created this book for use in the Methodist churches of North America in order that the young movement would have access to reliable liturgy. This book is, in its own sense, a masterpiece of solid doctrine, Wesleyan inspiration, and liturgical practice. "The Sunday Service of Methodists in North America" has been available as a reprint of the original book for many years. However, this edition does what others have not done until now: Rather than photocopying the pages of the original book, we have painstakingly typed each word and character to match the original text, and formatted the book for contemporary usage (included an updated and easily readable font), while maintaining Wesley's own language, spelling, and grammar.
Author : Hoyt L. Hickman
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 22,23 MB
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1426719434
Revised and updated, this popular book shows pastors and worship leaders the basics of United Methodist worship. In this straightforward and updated commentary, Hoyt Hickman explains the basic pattern of United Methodist worship within the broader context of Christian worship. Drawing upon five basic principles, the author explains the formative nature of worship and how it can revitalize persons' lives. These principles are: God's Word is primary; active congregational participation is crucial; spontaneity and order are both important; worship should be relevant and inclusive; and worship is communion. This revision will highlight the African-American contribution to UM worship, discuss at greater length what the various worship styles mean for us today, say more about the formative nature of worship, and include updated resources including the Abingdon Worship Annual, the Abingdon Preaching Annual, and WorshipConnection. Explains basic resources for planning and leading worship. Gives the basic pattern of UM worship and its origins. Gives practical suggestions how to renew and revitalize worship. Helps pastors be effective leaders in planning and revitalizing worship. Helps pastors understand and communicate the uniqueness of UM worship. Helps pastors lead their congregation into a deeper and richer experience of God through worship.
Author : Dee E. Andrews
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,58 MB
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1400823595
The Methodists and Revolutionary America is the first in-depth narrative of the origins of American Methodism, one of the most significant popular movements in American history. Placing Methodism's rise in the ideological context of the American Revolution and the complex social setting of the greater Middle Atlantic where it was first introduced, Dee Andrews argues that this new religion provided an alternative to the exclusionary politics of Revolutionary America. With its call to missionary preaching, its enthusiastic revivals, and its prolific religious societies, Methodism competed with republicanism for a place at the center of American culture. Based on rare archival sources and a wealth of Wesleyan literature, this book examines all aspects of the early movement. From Methodism's Wesleyan beginnings to the prominence of women in local societies, the construction of African Methodism, the diverse social profile of Methodist men, and contests over the movement's future, Andrews charts Methodism's metamorphosis from a British missionary organization to a fully Americanized church. Weaving together narrative and analysis, Andrews explains Methodism's extraordinary popular appeal in rich and compelling new detail.
Author : J. Ellsworth Kalas
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 23,35 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1426752342
What exactly is a Methodist?
Author : Geordan Hammond
Publisher : Clements Publishing Group
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 2012-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1926798139
Wesley and Methodist Studies (WMS) publishes peer-reviewed essays that examine the life and work of John and Charles Wesley, their contemporaries (proponents or opponents) in the eighteenth-century Evangelical Revival, their historical and theological antecedents, their successors in the Wesleyan tradition, and studies of the Wesleyan and Evangelical traditions today. Its primary historical scope is the eighteenth century to the present; however, WMS will publish essays that explore the historical and theological antecedents of the Wesleys (including work on Samuel and Susanna Wesley), Methodism, and the Evangelical Revival. WMS has a dual and broad focus on both history and theology. Its aim is to present significant scholarly contributions that shed light on historical and theological understandings of Methodism broadly conceived. Essays within the thematic scope of WMS from the disciplinary perspectives of literature, philosophy, education and cognate disciplines are welcome. WMS is a collaborative project of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre and The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History, Oxford Brookes University.
