Wesley and the People Called Methodists
This survey of the Wesleyan movement in the eighteenth century is the story of many people whose lives and thoughts are woven together in the developing theology, organization, and mission of Methodism. Wesley's own pilgrimage of faith is of course central to the emergence of Methodism, but we also see the contributions of many others--friends and critics alike--whose lives and thoughts helped shape the movement. Conflict as well as courage helped forge the distinctive Wesleyan emphases that...
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This survey of the Wesleyan movement in the eighteenth century is the story of many people whose lives and thoughts are woven together in the developing theology, organization, and mission of Methodism. Wesley's own pilgrimage of faith is of course central to the emergence of Methodism, but we also see the contributions of many others--friends and critics alike--whose lives and thoughts helped shape the movement. Conflict as well as courage helped forge the distinctive Wesleyan emphases that constituted for them the "scripture way of salvation." We see the evolution of practical ways to nourish "holiness of heart and life" through the development of societies and schools, classes and bands, conferences and clinics, and many other forms of organization and mission that eventually secure Methodism into the social and religious fabric of British society.
Preface1Methodism and the Christian Heritage in England1The English Reformation: The Church in England to the Church of England2Pietism and the Religious Societies17The Wesley Family at Epworth252The Rise of Methodism (1725-1739)33The First Rise of Methodism - Oxford33The Second Rise of Methodism - Georgia58The Third Rise of Methodism - London743The Revival Begins (1739-1744)97The Revival in Bristol98Disputes with Calvinists and Moravians106The Mission of Methodism125The Widening Parish1344Consolidation of the Movement (1744-1758)147The Evolution of Connectionalism149Nurture and Mission165Discipline in the Connection1815The Maturing of Methodism (1758-1775)199Standards of Doctrine and Discipline199Forging a Theology219Doctrine, Discipline, and the Conference233Expansion, Controversy, and the Question of Control2426Tensions and Transitions (1775-1791)261Theological and Political Polemics261Conference and Ministry281The Final Phase293Epilogue309Methodism After Wesley311The Wesleyan Heritage317Selected Bibliography324Index329
