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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Methodism"”.
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Development of Methodism in Delaware, 1739-1830
… which combined to make Delaware the Garden of Methodism in the years before 1830. The phenomenal success of the Methodists in the state can be traced to an exceptional leader, inspired native preachers, and waiting congregations. ☐ Francis Asbury was the leader who elected to stand by the …
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Religious Revivalism and British Methodism, 1855-1865
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Methodism and its founders in eighteenth century literary satire
… that the great religious awakening, called Methodism, which swept England, Ireland, and America in the eighteenth century, had some bearing upon the course of England's literary history, and that a new view of the movement and its influence might be gained from the reflection of it through …
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Prophets and profits : the financing of Wesleyan Methodism, c.1740-1800
… of the financing of eighteenth century Wesleyan Methodism, based mainly on primary sources such as Methodist account books. In the late 1730s John and Charles Wesley launched a movement to reform the Church of England, preaching throughout the British Isles, and creating a network of supporters …
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Conflict and crisis in American Methodism: slavery and homosexuality, 1784-2022
… thesis, Conflict and Crisis in American Methodism: Slavery and Homosexuality, 1784-2022 , asks the central question: Can the reasons why the Methodist Episcopal Church experienced schism in 1844 over slavery illuminate the reasons why the United Methodist Church will experience schism in …
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The Convergence of British and American Methodism in the South Pacific
… focus of this thesis, but an overview of British Methodism is necessary to provide a context for the emergence of the latter group. This thesis outlines the historic development of the American Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia from the appointment of its founder, Rev. Dr Kingsley Ridgway, in …
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The Convergence of British and American Methodism in the South Pacific
… focus of this thesis, but an overview of British Methodism is necessary to provide a context for the emergence of the latter group. This thesis outlines the historic development of the American Wesleyan Methodist Church of Australia from the appointment of its founder, Rev. Dr Kingsley Ridgway, in …
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A prophet unwelcome : motive magazine, the Methodist Student Movement, and midcentury Methodism.
motive magazine (1941-1972) was the official magazine of the Methodist Student Movement and, for several of its final years, for the University Christian Movement as well. Controversial from the beginning, motive stood apart from contemporary campus ministry publications with its featuring of …
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Making ministers, making Methodism: an anthropological study of an English religious denomination.
… and cultural dynamics of contemporary English Methodism. My initial premise is that a key aspect of Methodism is the holding together of the conflicting values of egalitarianism and hierarchy. By focusing on the making of Methodist ministers, I explore the different ways in which these values …
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"We are the church": the Romanization of United Methodism, 1945-1988
… the puzzling lack of attention given to American Methodism by religious and general historians. Methodism in early American history has received considerable attention and, more recently, nineteenth-century American Methodism has been drawing more attention. But recent American Methodism is still …
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A system of aggression: motives, methods and margins of Methodist growth with special reference to the growth of Methodism on Cannock Chase 1776-1893
… on Cannock- Chase 1777-1893. This study treats Methodism as a self-conscious religious phenomenon in its own right and not as the answer to some other related historical problem The aim of the study is to examine the influence of concepts of ministry and church growth formulated by John Wesley …
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Social change and religious experience : aspects of rural society in south Lincolnshire with specific reference to Primitive Methodism, 1815-1875
… that of other bodies and by 1875 Primitive Methodism was one of a number of village organisations from which the rural worker could draw social and spiritual sustenance.
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Methodism and public life in Zimbabwe : an analysis of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in Zimbabwe's impact on politics from 1891-1980
… political praxis John Wesley, the founder of Methodism and interpreted his teaching and practice from a third world perspective. That perspective was used as a basis for evaluating the contextualisation of his teaching by Wesleyan Methodists in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean Wesleyan Methodists' …
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The influence of Wesleyan Methodism on elementary education in England in the period 1849-1902 with particular reference to the work of Dr. James Harrison Rigg
… contribution before the 1850s in his book Methodism and the Education of the People 1791-1851, (Epworth, London, 1949) and conducted a broad survey of the period 1851 to 1954 in his unpublished PhD. thesis of 1954 'Methodism and the Education of the People (since 1851)' (London (Ext) PhD. …
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Eucharist and Anthropology: Seeking Convergence on Eucharistic Sacrifice Between Catholics and Methodists
… of its history after the death of the Wesleys, Methodism somewhat uncritically followed in the Protestant tradition. Now, after four decades of productive ecumenical dialogue, Catholics and Methodists seek to discern the points of convergence and divergence between them on this controversial …
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From 'Black-Eyed Girls' to the MMU (Mujeres Methotistas Unidas): Race, Religion and Gender in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
… American women in relation to the history of Methodism in the southwest, this study explores the most salient and relevant themes found in Methodist missionary activity beginning in 1869 and continuing through 2008. The origins of the Methodist missionary work with Mexican women lie in the …
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The development of the social creed of the Methodist church
The purpose of this Dissertation is to trace in Methodism, with particular reference to the official records of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the rise of social interest and action which led to the formulation and adoption of the Social Creed. The Creed is a comprehensive statement of ideals and …
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Pulpit, periodical, and pen: Joseph Benson, and Methodist influence in the Victorian prelude
… Wesley. The continued growth and influence of Methodism in the post-Wesley era may be attributed to competent leaders, such as Joseph Benson (1748-1821), and the extensive organization that Wesley had created, including the circuit system and the use of the press to propagandize through books, …
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