The Invention and Reinventions of Methodism

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.

Autorentext

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

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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