In the 20th century, Methodism did not escape the decline afflicting mainline Protestantism as a whole. |
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The influence of the Dissenting churches, and the spiritual revival of Methodism, gradually led Welsh society away from Anglicanism. |
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As a fresh presentation of John Wesley and early Methodism this book is warmly recommended. |
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Methodism and Salvationism were born in revival, a revival concerned with saving sinners and making saints out of converts. |
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He changed his denominational affiliation from his parents' Episcopal faith to his wife's Methodism. |
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John Duncan was born in Athy in or about 1785 and unlike his brother Thomas he became an ardent adherent of Methodism. |
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The many facets and connections of Wesleyan Methodism make it difficult to generalize about its importance. |
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Spurgeon once said that Methodism was a noble thing for the unconverted but terrible for the children of God. |
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Arminianism was an important influence in Methodism, which developed out of the Wesleyan movement. |
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Combined with fervid Methodism, you've got ruthless certainty. |
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That faith was nurtured by a childhood steeped in the sober, self-improving world of Methodism. |
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As an illustration, here are a few lines from the Journal of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. |
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In this relatively short book he takes the leisure which retirement is said to offer to give us a very readable examination of Methodism based on his years of research. |
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It was founded in London in the 1860s as an outgrowth of Methodism, a sort of militant form of Methodism which had a strong sense of social justice. |
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Their father Charlie Soong, a multimillionaire from Shanghai who was converted to Methodism, was one of the heads of the Triad. |
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This deeply wounded the doctor's son from a tough Auckland suburb, who had come to Labour via Methodism. |
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Methodism valiantly brought the gospel to the rural areas of the new nation. |
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Methodism had thrived on American soil since 1766, but by the early 19th century, some within its ranks were convinced that the original Wesleyan emphasis on the perfection of love had been muted. |
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Govan's Chapel and it was used by John Wesley from 1764 to preach Methodism. |
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By the 18th century, religious membership was becoming more fractured in some places, due for instance to the progress of Methodism. |
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Methodism was especially popular among skilled workers and much less prevalent among labourers. |
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The main streams of Methodism were reunited in 1932, forming the Methodist Church as it is today. |
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British Methodism separated from the Church of England soon after the death of Wesley. |
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Early Methodism experienced a radical and spiritual phase that allowed women authority in church leadership. |
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Through vigorous missionary work, Methodism spread throughout the British Empire. |
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In the early days of Methodism chapels were sometimes built octagonal, largely to avoid conflict with the established Church of England. |
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Some offshoots of Methodism, such as the Salvation Army and Church of the Nazarene, remain totally separate organisations. |
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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament movement attracted millions of activists but had little or no impact on Methodism. |
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Methodism is known for its rich musical tradition and Charles Wesley was instrumental in writing much of the hymnody of the Methodist Church. |
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A distinctive liturgical feature of British Methodism is the Covenant Service. |
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The Voice of Methodism brought a Chancery Court case against the Methodist Connexion. |
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Without it the names of Wesley and Methodism would likely be nothing more than obscure footnotes in the pages of church history. |
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This expansion of lay preachers was one of the keys of the growth of Methodism. |
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Whitefield, Harris, Cennick, and others, became the founders of Calvinistic Methodism. |
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A Holiness movement, inspired by Methodism, emerged in 1909 and by 1915 was part of the American Church of the Nazarene. |
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After Whitefield's death in 1770, however, American Methodism entered a more lasting Wesleyan and Arminian phase of development. |
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John Wesley's influence meant that, in Methodism, the two practices were combined, a situation which remains characteristic of the movement. |
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In America, United Methodism has a wide variety of forms of worship, ranging from high church to low church in liturgical usage. |
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A second distinctive liturgical feature of Methodism is the use of Covenant services. |
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British missionaries were primarily responsible for establishing Methodism across Ireland and Italy. |
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During the 1990s, Methodism experienced a powerful wave of revival in the nation. |
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It was his research and published works that enlightened much of this information on Caribbean Methodism. |
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Between 1838 and 1857 he carried Methodism from the coastal areas to Kumasi in the Asante hinterland of the Gold Coast. |
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Methodism was brought to China in the autumn of 1847 by the Methodist Episcopal Church. |
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Among names associated with the founding period of Methodism in India are Elijah Hoole and Thomas Cryer, who came as missionaries to Madras. |
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Methodism in Korea grew out of British and American mission work which began in the late 19th century. |
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During the nineteenth century Methodism played a large role in the culture and political affairs of Toronto. |
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This in turn is believed by many to have played a key role in making the people of Wales ready to accept Methodism. |
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It is distinguished from other forms of Methodism by the Calvinistic nature of its theology. |
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In 1928 it officially adopted the name Presbyterian Church in Wales but still retained the name Welsh Calvinistic Methodism with equal standing. |
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He originally followed the Wesleyan form of Methodism but in 1801 he reformed the Methodist service by conducting it outside. |
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Methodism is the fourth largest and grew out of Anglicanism through John Wesley. |
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The Methodism of John Wesley proved to be very popular with the working classes in Devon in the 19th century. |
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In the same week, Charles' brother and future founder of Methodism, John Wesley was also converted after a long period of inward struggle. |
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British Methodism holds that all ordained ministers are equal in terms of spirituality. |
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Methodism was first practised in the area in 1784, by the notable preacher Matthew Mayer. |
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The increasing Africanization of United Methodism is shifting the denomination in a more conservative direction. |
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Throughout its history Methodism has had an active concern for both personal and social holiness, and through its centralized organization, has been able to make coordinated efforts in these areas. |
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Methodism spread to North America and with the political independence of the United States, American Methodists in 1784 constituted themselves as the Methodist Episcopal Church. |
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The holiness revival spilled outside the bounds of Methodism. |
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Ma'afu made important alliances in the eastern half of the group and expanded his authority through warfare, using the propagation of his Wesleyan Methodism to legitimize blatant conquests. |
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In the early part of last year, I ordered a copy of a 19th century book on the history of Newfoundland Methodism through the North American interlibrary loan system. |
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He is born in Newtonbrook which has now been absorbed on Yonge Street, has now been absorbed by suburban Toronto, and he is the son of a Methodist minister, Methodism being in his family. |
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Methodism was distinguished by its noticeable spiritual character and its social concern, derived from a belief in the concepts of Faith and Love. |
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The Presbyterian Church of Wales, which follows Calvinistic Methodism, is the largest denomination in Wales. |
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In the 18th century, for example, Methodism grew out of Anglican minister John Wesley's evangelical and revival movement. |
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Methodism and other Protestant churches have had a major presence in Wales. |
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The founder of Methodism, John Wesley, preached in Ripon and a small community of followers was established. |
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It gained great momentum in the 18th and 19th centuries with the emergence of Methodism and the Great Awakenings in Britain and North America. |
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One of these is the Wesley Historical Society whose branches hold regular meetings and publish journals recording the history of Methodism. |
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The deeply personal religion that the Moravian pietists practised heavily influenced Wesley's theology of Methodism. |
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The theology of the Salvation Army is derived from that of Methodism although it is distinctive in institution and practice. |
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The founder of Methodism, John Wesley, studied at Christ Church and was elected a fellow of Lincoln College. |
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Methodism emphasises charity and support for the sick, the poor, and the afflicted through the works of mercy. |
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Methodism is known for its rich musical tradition, and Charles Wesley was instrumental in writing much of the hymnody of the Methodist Church. |
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They also took part in love feasts which allowed for the sharing of testimony, a key feature of early Methodism. |
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In the countryside, Methodism found its traditional stronghold. |
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The largest branch of Methodism in England was organised by John Wesley. |
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Denominations that descend from the British Methodist tradition are generally less ritualistic, while American Methodism is more so, the United Methodist Church in particular. |
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In histories of Methodism, he often appears as a somewhat bureaucratic figure, admired for his diligence and indefatigableness rather than his brilliance. |
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From the start Methodism was sympathetic towards poor people. |
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Methodism spread throughout the British Empire and, mostly through Whitefield's preaching during what historians call the First Great Awakening, in colonial America. |
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The association, formerly known as Headway, was formed about 20 years ago when the Methodist Revival Fellowship and Conservative Evangelicals in Methodism merged. |
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English emigrants brought Methodism to Canada and Australia. |
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Bunting and his allies centralised power by making the Conference the final arbiter of Methodism, and giving it the power to reassign preachers and select superintendents. |
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The doctrines of the evangelical faith which Methodism has held from the beginning and still holds are based upon the divine revelation recorded in the Holy Scriptures. |
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Calvinistic Methodism claims to be the only denomination in Wales to be of purely Welsh origin, owing no influence in its formation to Scottish Presbyterianism. |
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Historians report there were very few signs, noting that social movements such as Methodism strongly encouraged conservative support for the political and social status quo. |
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Methodism had a particular resonance with the inhabitants of Tonga. |
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The rise of the Puritans in the 17th century and then Methodism during the 18th century caused declines in Welsh theatre as performances were seen as immoral. |
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Italian Methodism has its origins in the Italian Free Church, British Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, and the American Methodist Episcopal Mission. |
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There are also around two places of worship for Methodism in Ripon. |
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Methodism was introduced to the Nordic countries in the late 19th century. |
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However, Methodism became popular among ambitious middle class families. |
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Methodism is most prevalent in southern Saxony and around Stuttgart. |
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Methodism was also spread in Germany through the missionary work of the American Methodist Episcopal Church, which began in 1849 in Bremen, soon spreading to Saxony. |
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On 26 June 2009, Methodists celebrated the 120th year since Methodism arrived in Czarist Russia by erecting a new Methodist centre in Saint Petersburg. |
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The Conference has remained the governing body of Methodism ever since. |
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