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The Methodist and Wesleyan Studies collection provides access to resources on Methodist and Wesleyan theology and studies as a resource for teaching, learning and research. The Methodist and Wesleyan Studies Collection is a joint project of the GlobeTheoLib and the Methodist e-Academy with the support of the World Methodist Council to develop an online library of Methodist studies resources that will be available to scholars and students free of charge throughout the world.
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Our Methodist hymnody"Fourth printing."
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Porovnání Evangelické církve augsburského vyznání (ECAV) a Evangelické církve metodistické (ECM) na Slovensku v základních věroučných otázkách a liturgických důrazech se zaměřením na přínos v ekumenickém sjednoceníThe theme of this work is to compare the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession and the Evangelical Methodist Church in Slovakia, the basic issues of faith and liturgical emphases, focusing on the contribution of the ecumenical environment to refer first to the historical and theological background and then the difference in understanding Christian worship and its liturgical expression, in further outline the importance of sacramentology, spirituality, religious dogmatic. We also attempt to compare the emphasis in the understanding of doctrine and traditions of individual churches. Both Churches with its Protestant character bear the common name "Evangelical Church" and that is the reason why to deal and examine the differences and look for the content of unity. We have considered that in spite of historical and liturgical divergences combines both these churches the fundamental reformation principle of "Sola Scriptura", which means that in practice it is possible creating mutual ecumenical cooperation not only at the Ecumenical Council of Churches (ERC) in Slovakia, but also at the level of inter-mission activities of the churches and parishes.
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Sketch of the Methodist Church in Charleston, S. C., 1785-1887A history of Methodism in Charleston, from the time of the denomination's founding, including histories of several congregations, of the Hammett Schism, and of the various influential people in the growth of Methodism in South Carolina.
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The Presiding Eldership from a Layman's StandpointThe article addresses the presiding eldership, an office in the Methodist Church that is part of the superintendancy of the work of the clergy. It argues that the structure of the Methodist Church has kept the church healthy, and that the presiding elders are an important part of that structure.
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Schism in CharlestonReport of the Committee of the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church on the subject of the Schism in Charleston, with the Accompanying Documents. Published by Order of the Conference
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The Camp Meeting in South Carolina MethodismThe article surveys the spread of Methodism and other denominations through camp meetings in the early 19th century. The article also talks about some of the opposition to camp meetings. It also describes some of the camp meetings that occurred in South Carolina.
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Methodism and Education: Especially in South CarolinaSurveys the history of Methodist efforts in higher education, in both Great Britain and in the United States, with a special emphasis on South Carolina's colleges.
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The Hand of Providence in the Methodist MovementThe article assesses the development of Methodism through a number of sermons and quotes from England and the United States.
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The March of Democracy in the Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthStudies the evolution of the power and role of bishops and clergy and laity in the Methodist Church. In its earliest days, the laity of the church had little influence and the bishops had considerable power over the clergy.
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Methodist Sunday Schools After a Hundred YearsA history of the Sunday School movement in the Methodist Church, with a focus on the South and South Carolina.
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Some Factors of MethodismLooks at the founding of Methodism and some of the characteristics that make the denomination unique.
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Church ExtensionHistory of the work and growth of the Methodist Church in America.
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Some Things that Belong to MethodismSummary of Methodist work in England and in the United States and in South Carolina.
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Our Conference Historical Societies: Their Organization, Purpose, and AccomplishmentsThe address summarizes the work of the South Carolina Methodist Conference Historical Society, their efforts at preserving and promoting Methodist history in South Carolina.
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The covenantal relationship between the Methodist Church of Southern Africa and her ministers : a Wesleyan theological critiqueThe covenant relationship describes the unique relationship entered into between the church and ministers within the Methodist tradition. The study examines the polity, ecclesiology and doctrine of ministry, influences within the Methodist movement and the factors within the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) which influenced the adoption of the covenantal relationship, as it is termed, in the MCSA.
 The experiences of ministers are researched to understand the impact of the covenantal relationship on their ministry and their wellbeing. Ezekiel, chapter 34, is analysed to discern a model of the expected roles of a shepherd to lead, feed and protect his covenant flock, roles which would be expected of the MCSA in the shepherding of their covenant ministers.
 By applying the Wesleyan Quadrilateral to the covenantal relationship using Scripture, tradition, reason and experience, the study concludes that the MCSA should move from a covenantal to a covenant relationship.
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Brief history of Fort Worth MethodismA short history of the Methodists in Fort Worth.