Author: Sydney George DimondPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conversion
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Psychology of the Methodist Revival
Author: Sydney George DimondPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conversion
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
The Methodist Review
Author: The Historical Backgrounds of Early Methodist Enthusiasm
Author: Umphrey LeePublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1725224410
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Does God really communicate his will to individuals, so that they receive infallible guidance in that sense which the ancient Greeks called "enthusiasm"? Both the Old Testament and the New maintain that the true prophets received direct advices from God, which, regardless of consequences, they were morally bound to communicate even to the skeptical among their contemporaries. The recent canonization of Joan of Arc is a fresh proof that the Catholics believe in the possibility of private revelations. Luther, Calvin and the English Reformers were hostile to those Anabaptists and others who alleged they were actually receiving new revelations; and early Massachusetts felt that the most dangerous of Anne Hutchinson's heresies was her claim to immediate inspiration; for the "motions" she followed might not be those of God but the Devil. Dr. Lee sketches the belief in direct inspiration from its Hebraic and Greek roots down to the time of the French Prophets who amazed London. Early Methodism arose in such an atmosphere. He has, therefore, examined the early records of the Methodist movement and gathered evidence from its friends and from its enemies to answer the question: How far did some of the early Methodists believe that they were directly moved by God?
The Nation and Athenæum
Author: The Nation and Athenaeum
Author: Autobiography and the Psychological Study of Religious Lives
Author: Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9042029129
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
This volume positions itself on the cutting edge of two fields in psychology that enjoy rapidly increasing attention: both the study of human lives and some core domains of such lives as religion and spirituality are high on the agenda of current research and teaching. Biographies and autobiographies are being approached in new ways and have become central to the study of human lives as an object of research and a preferred method for obtaining unique data about subjective human experiences. Ever since the beginning of the psychology of religion, autobiographies have also been pointed out as an important source of information about psychic processes involved in religiosity. In this volume, a number of leading theoreticians and researchers from Europe and the USA try to bring them back to this field by drawing on new insights and latest developments in psychological theory.
The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies
Author: William J. AbrahamPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191549908
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
With the decision to provide of a scholarly edition of the Works of John Wesley in the 1950s, Methodist Studies emerged as a fresh academic venture. Building on the foundation laid by Frank Baker, Albert Outler, and other pioneers of the discipline, this handbook provides an overview of the best current scholarship in the field. The forty-two included essays are representative of the voices of a new generation of international scholars, summarising and expanding on topical research, and considering where their work may lead Methodist Studies in the future. Thematically ordered, the handbook provides new insights into the founders, history, structures, and theology of Methodism, and into ongoing developments in the practice and experience of the contemporary movement. Key themes explored include worship forms, mission, ecumenism, and engagement with contemporary ethical and political debate.
Rebaptism Calmly Considered
Author: Sharon J. GrantPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532653018
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
This book describes the sociocultural context that shaped Christian initiation for many early Jamaican congregants within the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Christian initiation in early-twentieth-century Jamaican AME churches included the practice of two water rituals for children within most of its congregations--first, the christening or sprinkling of water on infants, and second, immersion when the child reached the age of consent and made a public confession of faith. The ambiguity of John Wesley's doctrine and practice of the sacrament of baptism are provided with the cultural milieu of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Jamaica to allow the reader to calmly consider the spectrum of evidence--and consider how the use of two water rituals became normative for many disciples of Christ to become full members within the early AME Church in Jamaica.
The Journal of Religion
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Theology
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Includes section "Book reviews."
The Spirit of Methodism
Author: Henry BettPublisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532605072
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description