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John Wesley and revolution
… of the evangelical ·conversion of John Wesley. This thesis arises from a questioning of the exclusive emphasis placed by so many upon Wesley's Aldersgate experience. The question asked is whether Wesley's heart-warming experience was indeed the turning point of his theology and practice, …
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Men of One Book: A Comparison of Two Methodist Preachers, John Wesley and George Whitefield
… preachers, and professed ‘men of one book,’ John Wesley and George Whitefield. One of the principal ways in which Wesley and Whitefield manifested their desire to be ‘men of one book’ was through a life-long commitment to itinerant preaching. Indeed, it was especially in their capacity as …
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The Movement of the Spirit: A Constructive Comparison of Divine Grace in the Theologies of Paul Tillich and John Wesley
… divine grace resonate in the theologies of John Wesley and Paul Tillich. The primary questions which initially motivated this project: First, how does Tillich's concept of theonomy intersect Wesley's conceptions of the activity of grace? Second, how would those intersections serve to provide a …
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Pulpit, periodical, and pen: Joseph Benson, and Methodist influence in the Victorian prelude
… movement begun in the eighteenth century by John 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 …
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Toward A Model Of The Ontology Of The Divine Indwelling Of Humans: A Comparative Study Of John Wesley And John Cobb
… by the means of a comparative study of John Wesley and John Cobb.</p> <p>Problem</p> <p>The purpose of this research is to survey and analyze the writings of Wesley and Cobb, in order to present their models of the ontological nature of the divine-human indwelling. In addition, an effort will …
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Child-rearing and education : the thinking and practice of John Wesley and some of his contemporaries, evaluated within its eighteenth-century context
… of this study lies in how it sets John Wesley’s thinking and practice concerning child-rearing and education in its broader eighteenth-century social and cultural context. In order to do so, the study examines the educational endeavours of some of Wesley’s contemporaries including Lady …
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A narrative criticism of Christian identity's Who killed Christ?"
… Crucified Jesus?" and "The Verdict of Time"; Wesley A. Swift's "Who Crucified Christ?"; and Sheldon Emry's "Who Killed Christ?" Howard B. Rand was the leader of the Anglo-Saxon Federation of America during the 1930s, an organization which was the forerunner of the contemporary Christian …
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Between afrocentrism and universality : detective fiction by black women
… women authors Barbara Neely and Valerie Wilson Wesley. Both authors place a black woman in the role of the detective - an innovative feature not only in the realm of female detective literature of the past two decades but also with regard to the current discourse about race and class in …
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An analysis of some of the major roles of emotion in the soteriology of John and Charles Wesley and its implications in relationship to contemporary research on emotions
… is at the heart of the soteriology of the Wesley brothers, and thus emotion provides a significant avenue for understanding their theology of salvation. Although John was not known as an emotional preacher, he certainly was an emotive one, and this emotional component that is embedded …
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The incombatibility of the Free Methodist Church and fundamentalist theology: why Free Methodists are not fundamentalists
… as they worked towards merger with the Wesleyan Methodist Church, the FMC moved closer to fundamentalist positions, even officially embracing the position of inerrancy in their Articles of Religion for a time. However, it was clear that leaders within the FMC were never comfortable with …
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Medical Staff Education Improves Patient Education through the Use of Technology in a Predominantly Spanish Speaking Population: A Quality Improvement Project
… tablets/screens with Spanish content at the Wesley Golden Gate community clinic (WGGCC). The secondary purpose of this QI project is to increase the use of tablets/screens overall among the medical staff at the WGGCC. Using the Plan, Do, Study, Act cycle, there was a two-fold increase use of …
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Prophets and profits : the financing of Wesleyan Methodism, c.1740-1800
… account 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 …
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The Doctrine of Christian Perfection for Today: Reading Wesley's Theology Through the Lens of Process Thought
<p>My thesis is: A process-theological reading of Wesley's doctrine of perfection, by constructing an adequate concept of God in process, gives renewed importance and vitality to Wesley's doctrine of perfection, a doctrine that has been confused and virtually ignored even by Methodists themselves, …
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POPULAR GEOGRAPHY WRITING IN AMERICA, 1783–1888
… Albert Richardson, Clarence King, and John Wesley Powell created a popular discursive sense of equivalency between the physical landscape of a North American continent and the United States as a nationstate.</p>
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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
… investigation and theological interpretation of Wesleyan Methodists' political teaching and practice in Zimbabwe from 1891 to 1980. In an attempt to come up with an informed interpretation of the political teaching and activities, the study traced Wesleyan Methodist political praxis John Wesley, …
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George Whitefield's Preaching: An Evangelical Response to the Enlightenment
… but it was the influence of John and Charles Wesley that guided his faith. Chapter 3 outlines the thought of the Enlightenment period. Specifically, rationalism as a means to discerning and living by truth. Philosophical influences such as Locke, Newton, Hume, Descartes, and Kant are …
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Pit House Revival: An Exercise in Composition
… through structure" (Dow, 1997). Following Arthur Wesley Dow's work, Composition 1997, this thesis consists of a series of photographic and architectural exercises, demonstrating each of Dow's elements and principles of composition. Though Dow does not define his work as theory nor go to any length …
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