Doctrinal Standards In The Wesleyan Tradition

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780687651115

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Doctrinal Standards in the Wesleyan Tradition by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

The history of Wesleyan family of churches doctrines What are our core beliefs? Doctrinal Standards in the Wesleyan Tradition, Revised Edition, narrates the history of the formation of Wesleyan doctrines, describing how they were transplanted from the British Isles to North American, how they became constitutionally protected in Wesleyan-rooted churches. The first edition of this book affected the outcome of the 1988 General Conference of The United Methodist Church as the delegates decided many then-disputed doctrinal issues. This revised edition addresses the continuing hunger for more precise and useful information on the doctrinal traditions of mainline Protestantism. Hence the arguments have been updated with more than 400 changes. Included are doctrinal statements for the Evangelical United Bethren, Free Methodist, Methodist Protestant, Wesleyan, Nazarene, African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Christian Methodist Episcopal, and African Methodist Episcopal Churches; as well as an outline syllabus of a Course on the Articles of Religion.

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426761249

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Doctrinal Standards in the Wesleyan Tradition by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

The history of Wesleyan family of churches doctrines What are our core beliefs? Doctrinal Standards in the Wesleyan Tradition, Revised Edition, narrates the history of the formation of Wesleyan doctrines, describing how they were transplanted from the British Isles to North American, how they became constitutionally protected in Wesleyan-rooted churches. The first edition of this book affected the outcome of the 1988 General Conference of The United Methodist Church as the delegates decided many then-disputed doctrinal issues. This revised edition addresses the continuing hunger for more precise and useful information on the doctrinal traditions of mainline Protestantism. Hence the arguments have been updated with more than 400 changes. Included are doctrinal statements for the Evangelical United Bethren, Free Methodist, Methodist Protestant, Wesleyan, Nazarene, African Methodist Episcopal Zion, Christian Methodist Episcopal, and African Methodist Episcopal Churches; as well as an outline syllabus of a Course on the Articles of Religion.

Author : Thomas A. Langford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015012291434

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Wesleyan Theology by Thomas A. Langford Pdf

"The history of Wesleyan theology is a rich but unmined field. This book of primary sources presents crucial themes and influential theologians of the developing Wesleyan movement from John and Charles Wesley in the eighteenth century to Carl Michalson and Albert Outler in the mid-twentieth. Themes such as justification by faith, sanctification, the role of Jesus Christ, the work of the Holy Spirit, human nature, the interpretation of the Bible, the authority of the Church and the means of grace are represented through the writings of major theologians. Each selection is long enough to convey both the flavor and the substance of the theological argument. Taken together these selections demonstrate the lively and continuing importance of the Wesleyan theological tradition, not only for people who are called Methodists, but also for the wider ecumenical Church" -- BACK COVER.

Author : Scott J. Jones
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780687034857

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United Methodist Doctrine by Scott J. Jones Pdf

Throughout this book, Scott J. Jones insists that for United Methodists the ultimate goal of doctrine is holiness. Importantly, he clarifies the nature and the specific claims of "official" United Methodist doctrine in a way that moves beyond the current tendency to assume the only alternatives are a rigid dogmatism or an unfettered theological pluralism. In classic Wesleyan form, Jones' driving concern is with recovering the vital role of forming believers in the "mind of Christ, " so that they might live more faithfully in their many settings in our world.

Author : Ted Campbell
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426727016

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Methodist Doctrine by Ted Campbell Pdf

"Let us hold fast the essentials of the faith which was once delivered unto the saints." John Wesley

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310587040

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John Wesley's Teachings, Volume 1 by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

The first presentation of John Wesley's doctrinal teachings in a systematic form that is also faithful to Wesley's own writings in ebook format. Wesley was a prolific writer and commentator on Scripture, yet it is commonly held that he was not systematic or internally consistent in his theology and doctrinal teachings. On the contrary, Thomas C. Oden intends to demonstrate here that Wesley displayed a remarkable degree of consistency over sixty years of preaching and ministry. The book helps readers to grasp Wesley's essential teachings in an accessible form so that the person desiring to go directly to Wesley's own writings (which fill eighteen volumes) will know exactly where to turn. This volume focuses on Wesley's doctrinal teaching. Other volumes in this series deal with his ethical and pastoral care teachings.

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310492689

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John Wesley's Teachings, Volume 2 by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

The first presentation of John Wesley's doctrinal teachings in a systematic form that is also faithful to Wesley's own writings in ebook format. Wesley was a prolific writer and commentator on Scripture, yet it is commonly held that he was not systematic or internally consistent in his theology and doctrinal teachings. On the contrary, Thomas C. Oden intends to demonstrate here that Wesley displayed a remarkable degree of consistency over sixty years of preaching and ministry. The book helps readers to grasp Wesley's essential teachings in an accessible form so that the person desiring to go directly to Wesley's own writings (which fill eighteen volumes) will know exactly where to turn.

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310753216

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John Wesley's Scriptural Christianity by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

This important work condenses the teachings of John Wesley--18 massive teachings and writings--into one remarkably consistent, highly accessible volume for the masses. This first book in a series is based primarily on Wesley's sermons. Later books will deal with his pastoral and ethical teachings. *Lightning Print On Demand Title

Author : Thomas C. Oden
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310587224

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John Wesley's Teachings, Volume 4 by Thomas C. Oden Pdf

Timeless Teachings of John Wesley for the Modern-Day Christian John Wesley’s Teachings is the first systematic exposition of John Wesley's theology that encompasses all of his writings. Wesley was a prolific writer and commentator on Scripture—his collected works fill twenty-four volumes—and yet it is commonly held that he was not systematic or consistent in his theology and teachings. On the contrary, Thomas C. Oden demonstrates that Wesley displayed a remarkable degree of internal consistency over sixty years of preaching and ministry. This series of four volumes is a text-by-text guide to John Wesley’s teaching. It introduces Wesley’s thought on the basic tenets of Christian teaching: God and providence (volume 1), Christ and salvation (volume 2), the practice of pastoral care (volume 3), and issues of ethics and society (volume 4). In everyday modern English, Oden clarifies Wesley’s explicit intent and communicates his meaning clearly to a contemporary audience. Both lay and professional readers will find this series useful for devotional reading, moral reflection, sermon preparation, and for referencing Wesley’s opinions on ecological recovery, moral relativism, enthusiasm, catholicity, experience, paradise, final justification, providence, and countless others.

Author : Kevin M. Watson
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310097778

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Doctrine, Spirit, and Discipline by Kevin M. Watson Pdf

An expansive, substantive history of the Wesleyan tradition in the United States, Doctrine, Spirit, and Discipline offers a broad survey of the Methodist movement as it developed and spread throughout America, from the colonial era to the present day. It also provides an theological appraisal of these developments in light of John Wesley's foundational vision. Beginning with Wesley himself, Watson describes the distinctiveness of the tradition at the outset. Then, as history unfolds, he identifies the common set of beliefs and practices which have unified a diverse group of people across the centuries, providing them a common identity through a number of divisions and mergers. In the midst of the sweeping changes happening in Methodism and the pan-Wesleyan movement today, Watson shows that the heart of the Wesleyan theological tradition is both more expansive and substantive than any singular denominational identity.

Author : David M. Battle
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664296794

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Our Methodist Standards and Heritage by David M. Battle Pdf

Our Methodist Standards and Heritage calls all Methodist back the roots of Methodist teaching as shown in the General Rules of the Methodist Societies and in the Articles of Religion that John Wesley sent to America. The book can be divided into three parts. The first two parts are for all Methodists, regardless of denomination. They cover the General Rules that governed the behavior of Methodists before the establishment of any Methodist church. These rules were actually an evangelistic tool that demonstrated our need for the grace of God. The second part explains how the Articles of Religion are an expression of basic Protestant Christian beliefs and how they still apply today. The last section begins by describing distinctive Methodist doctrines found in the Other Beliefs. Finally, Southern Methodist particulars are articulated and discussed.

Author : Thomas Benjamin Neely
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Methodism
ISBN : NYPL:33433070782986

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Doctrinal Standards of Methodism, Including the Methodist Episcopal Churches by Thomas Benjamin Neely Pdf

Author : Ted A. Campbell
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426713644

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Methodist Doctrine by Ted A. Campbell Pdf

John Wesley distinguished between essential doctrines on which agreement or consensus is critical and opinions about theology or church practices on which disagreement must be allowed. Though today few people join churches based on doctrinal commitments, once a person has joined a church it becomes important to know the historic teachings of that church's tradition. In Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials, Ted Campbell outlines historical doctrinal consensus in American Episcopal Methodist Churches in a comparative and ecumenical dialogue with the doctrinal inheritance of other major families of Christian tradition. In this way, the book shows both what Methodist churches historically teach in common with ecumenical Christianity and what is distinctive about the Methodist tradition in its various contemporary forms. Documents examined include The Twenty-Five Articles of Religion, The General Rules, Wesley's Standard Sermons and Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, The Methodist Social Creed, and the Apostles' Creed.

Author : Robert Earl Cushman
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:30000001294143

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John Wesley's Experimental Divinity by Robert Earl Cushman Pdf

Author : Charles Yrigoyen Jr
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567290779

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T&T Clark Companion to Methodism by Charles Yrigoyen Jr Pdf

The first volume in the T&T Clark Companions series, this volume is a handbook on Methodism containing an introduction, dictionary of key terms, and concentrates on key themes, methodology and research problems for those interested in studying the origins and development of the history and theology of world Methodism. The literature describing the history and development of Methodism has been growing as scholars and general readers have become aware of its importance as a world church with approximately 40 million members in 300 Methodist denominations in 140 nations. The tercentenary celebrations of the births of its founders, John and Charles Wesley, in 2003 and 2007 provided an additional focus on the evolution of the movement which became a church. This book researches questions, problems, and resources for further study.