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A Deal With The Devil: Pragmatic Mission And Early American Methodism’S Complicity With Slavery, William Payne
A Deal With The Devil: Pragmatic Mission And Early American Methodism’S Complicity With Slavery, William Payne
The Asbury Journal
Early American Methodism inherited a staunch abolitionist position from John Wesley. Bishops Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke strongly opposed slavery. Under their leadership, the early minutes and disciplines included a series of rules that required preachers to free their slaves and ameliorate the effects of slavery. They also waged an ongoing “war” with the various state legislatures that allowed slavery. After a strong backlash threatened Methodism’s ability to minister to slaves, enter plantations, and work in the South, the church prioritized the evangelistic mandate over the cultural mandate. The compromise mitigated social hostility and allowed Methodism to become the largest …
John Wesley’S Mission Of Spreading Scriptural Holiness: A Case Study In World Mission And Evangelism, Laurence W. Wood
John Wesley’S Mission Of Spreading Scriptural Holiness: A Case Study In World Mission And Evangelism, Laurence W. Wood
The Asbury Journal
A manual of discipline, called The Large Minutes, was given to all Methodist preachers when they joined John Wesley’s annual conference, containing this explanation: “God’s design in raising up the people called ‘Methodists’” was “to spread scriptural holiness over the land.” This paper will trace a narrow slice of the larger developing story of how John Wesley arrived at his distinction between justifying faith and full sanctifying grace. It will also serve as a case study to show that the call to justification by faith and a subsequent experience of sanctification by faith became the theme of his evangelistic preaching. …
Methodism In An Orthodox Context: History, Theology, And (Sadly) Politics, Mark R. Elliott
Methodism In An Orthodox Context: History, Theology, And (Sadly) Politics, Mark R. Elliott
The Asbury Journal
The history of Methodism and Eastern Orthodoxy goes back to the early days of Wesley and his interest in the teachings of the Greek Church Fathers. The relationship between Methodists and the Orthodox Church has gone through positive and negative periods, but the growth of the Soviet Union and the challenge of Communism placed new challenges on both groups. The emergence of the Russian Orthodox Church and its reaction to growing Protestant missions has led to new problems, although the ongoing hope is that commonalities in our theology will overcome some of the challenges of current political realities. This paper …
Paganism, Wesley, And The Means Of Grace, Joseph R. Dongell
Paganism, Wesley, And The Means Of Grace, Joseph R. Dongell
The Asbury Journal
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A Time-Line Narrative Of How The Idea Of Pentecostal Sanctification Developed In John Wesley And John Fletcher, Laurence W. Wood
A Time-Line Narrative Of How The Idea Of Pentecostal Sanctification Developed In John Wesley And John Fletcher, Laurence W. Wood
The Asbury Journal
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The Normative Use Of Pentecostal Sanctification In British And American Methodism, Laurence W. Wood
The Normative Use Of Pentecostal Sanctification In British And American Methodism, Laurence W. Wood
The Asbury Journal
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Mr. Wesley, Since You Wanted To Help The Poor, Why Did You Ignore The English Poor Law Of Your Day?, George E. Hendricks, M. Elton Hendricks
Mr. Wesley, Since You Wanted To Help The Poor, Why Did You Ignore The English Poor Law Of Your Day?, George E. Hendricks, M. Elton Hendricks
The Asbury Journal
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