TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heitzenrater,Richard P.
TI  - Wesley and the people called Methodists
SN  - 9781426742248
AV  - BX8495.W5 H436 2013
U1  - 287.09/033 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Nashville, TN
PB  - Abingdon Press
KW  - Wesley, John,
KW  - Methodist Church
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - fast
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Church history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-369) and index; 1. Methodism and the Christian heritage in England (The English Reformation: the church in England to the Church of England ; Pietism and the religious societies ; The Wesley family at Epworth) -- 2. The rise of Methodism (1725-39) (The first rise of Methodism: Oxford ; The second rise of Methodism: Georgia ; The third rise of Methodism: London) -- 3. The revival begins (1739-44) (The revival in Bristol ; Disputes with Calvinists and Moravians ; The mission of Methodism ; The widening parish) -- 4. Consolidation of the movement (1744-58) (The evolution of connectionalism ; Nurture and mission ; Discipline in the Connection) -- 5. The maturing of Methodism (1758-75) (Standards of doctrine and discipline ; Forging a theology ; Doctrine, discipline, and the Conference ; Expansion, controversy and the question of control) -- 6. Tensions and transitions (1775-91) (Theological and political polemics ; Conference and ministry ; The final phase) -- Epilogue (Methodism after Wesley ; The Wesleyan heritage)
ER  -