Descartes's methodism with its regulative criterion leads him to explicitly deny that accidentally true belief qualifies as knowledge. |
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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 influence of the Dissenting churches, and the spiritual revival of Methodism, gradually led Welsh society away from Anglicanism. |
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The many facets and connections of Wesleyan Methodism make it difficult to generalize about its importance. |
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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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In the 20th century, Methodism did not escape the decline afflicting mainline Protestantism as a whole. |
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As a fresh presentation of John Wesley and early Methodism this book is warmly recommended. |
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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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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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Combined with fervid Methodism, you've got ruthless certainty. |
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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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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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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 Voice of Methodism brought a Chancery Court case against the Methodist Connexion. |
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The deeply personal religion that the Moravian pietists practised heavily influenced Wesley's theology of Methodism. |
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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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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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During the 1990s, Methodism experienced a powerful wave of revival in the nation. |
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Methodism is the fourth largest and grew out of Anglicanism through John Wesley. |
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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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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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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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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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They also took part in love feasts which allowed for the sharing of testimony, a key feature of early Methodism. |
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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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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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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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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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Govan's Chapel and it was used by John Wesley from 1764 to preach Methodism. |
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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However, Methodism became popular among ambitious middle class families. |
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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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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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Methodism was introduced to the Nordic countries in the late 19th century. |
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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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There are also around two places of worship for Methodism in Ripon. |
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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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The Conference has remained the governing body of Methodism ever since. |
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The largest branch of Methodism in England was organised by John Wesley. |
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Methodism, was the main form of religious practice for the Cornish. |
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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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In the countryside, Methodism found its traditional stronghold. |
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Methodism had a particular resonance with the inhabitants of Tonga. |
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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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