The Invention and Reinventions of Methodism

Sect, Church and Radical Movement
Herausgeber: Cheatle, Andrew J.

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Produktbeschreibung

This book focuses on the transformative journey of Methodism and tackles a profound question: How did a radical revival movement evolve into an established mainstream Church? Featuring essays from leading Wesleyan scholars, this book is valuable for anyone interested in the dynamic history and lasting influence of the Methodist tradition.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• ISBN-13: 9781138588882
• ISBN-10: 1138588881
• Artikelnr.: 72108029

Autorenporträt

Andrew J. Cheatle is Principal Lecturer in Theology and Pastoral Theology at Liverpool Hope University, UK, and Director of Learning and Teaching Development.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction SECTION ONE: Methodism Sectarian tendencies, enthusiasm and
charismatic outpourings of the Spirit 1. 'A Cloud of Perfect Witnesses':
The importance of the London perfection controversy in Methodist history 2.
Keeping the seventh commandment: sex, scandal and reputational protection
in early Methodism 3. 'From Earth to Heaven and Hell'- and back: The
strange and wonderful journey of Elizabeth Dickinson SECTION TWO:
Doctrinal Influences: Justification by Faith, The Church and Christian
Perfection 4. The Influence of Martin Luther on the Theology of John
Wesley: The Engine of Revival and Ecclesiastical Renewal 5. Wesley's
Radical Ecclesiology: A Church for the World not a World for the Church; or
Polity only for a Purpose 6. Entire Sanctification in British Methodism
during the Victorian Era 7. Entire Sanctification Critical Voices:
Reappraising the Human Condition SECTION THREE: The Impact and Influence of
Methodism on Modern Society 8. 'This Work Can Not Be Done by Proxy':
Methodist Women and the Transatlantic Deaconess Movement 9. 'More Methodism
than Marx': The Methodist contribution to British working-class politics
1880-1914 10. Encounter and Enculturation in Arnhem Land, Australia,
1923-1945 11. 'But Mighty Through God for the Destruction of Strongholds':
The Wesleyan Impact in the NAACP