The doctrines and discipline of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Prefetory letter signed: William M'Kendree, Enoch George, Robert R. Roberts... (and others)

Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the years 1773-1881

1772-1828, 1829-39, 1839-45 issued combined

The doctrines and discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South ...

Mode of access: Internet.

History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church,

Reprint of the 1891 ed.

Aspects of Arminian Soteriology in Methodist-Lutheran Ecumenical Dialogues in 20th and 21st Century

The aim of this thesis is to analyse the key ecumenical dialogues between Methodists and Lutherans from the perspective of Arminian soteriology and Methodist theology in general. The primary research question is defined as: "To what extent do the dialogues under analysis relate to Arminian soteriology?" By seeking an answer to this question, new knowledge is sought on the current soteriological position of the Methodist-Lutheran dialogues, the contemporary Methodist theology and the commonalities between the Lutheran and Arminian understanding of soteriology. This way the soteriological picture of the Methodist-Lutheran discussions is clarified. The dialogues under analysis were selected on the basis of versatility. Firstly, the sole world organisation level dialogue was chosen: The Church – Community of Grace. Additionally, the document World Methodist Council and the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is analysed as a supporting document. Secondly, a document concerning the discussions between two main-line churches in the United States of America was selected: Confessing Our Faith Together. Thirdly, two dialogues between non-main-line Methodist churches and main-line Lutheran national churches in Europe were chosen: Fellowship of Grace from Norway and Kristuksesta osalliset from Finland. The theoretical approach to the research conducted in this thesis is systematic analysis. The Remonstrant articles of Arminian soteriology are utilised as an analysis tool to examine the soteriological positions of the dialogues. New knowledge is sought by analysing the stances of the dialogues concerning the doctrines of partial depravity, conditional election, universal atonement, resistible grace and conditional perseverance of saints. This way information is also provided for approaching the Calvinist-Arminian controversy from new perspectives. The results of this thesis show that the current soteriological position of the Methodist-Lutheran dialogues is closer to Arminianism than Calvinism. The dialogues relate to Arminian soteriology especially concerning the doctrines of universal atonement, resistible grace and conditional perseverance of saints. The commonalities between the Lutheran and Arminian understanding of soteriology exist mainly in these three doctrines as they are uniformly favoured in the dialogues. The most discussed area of soteriology is human depravity, in which the largest diversity of stances occurs as well. On the other hand, divine election is the least discussed topic. The overall perspective, which the results of the analysis provide, indicates that the Lutherans could approach the Calvinist churches together with the Methodists with a wider theological perspective and understanding when the soteriological issues are considered as principal. Human depravity is discovered as the area of soteriology which requires most work in future ecumenical dialogues. However, the detected Lutheran hybrid notion on depravity (a Calvinist-Arminian mixture) appears to provide a useful new perspective for Calvinist-Arminian ecumenism and offers potentially fruitful considerations to future ecumenical dialogues.

The life and work of Lucinda B. Helm : founder of the Woman's Parsonage and Home Mission Society of the M.E. church, South / by Arabel Wilbur Alexander.

http://purl.oclc.org/KUK/KDL/B92-53-27061877

The Grounds for Succession from the M.E. Church

The Grounds of Succession from the M.E. Church being an explanation of her connection with slavery and also her form of government

Lake View House, Ontario Methodist Camp Ground : the Chautauqua of Canada, Grimsby, Ont. (1885)

Contains information about the campground, the hotel, church services and includes advertisements.

The ministry of reconciliation, its authority and responsibility : the primary charge delivered to the clergy of Indiana, delivered in St. Paul's Church, New Albany, at the opening of the Annual Diocesan Convention, on Thursday, May 11, 1854 /

Mode of access: Internet.

Recipes : First M.E. Church, W.H.M. Society.

Advertisements throughout text.

The doctrines and discipline of the A.M.E. Church /

Includes index.

Quarto-centennial of H.M. Turner as bishop in the A.M.E. Church : celebrated in St. Paul A.M.E. Church, Saint Louis, Missouri.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Methodist year-book.

Editor: 1880- W. H. De Puy.

The life of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M., fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford; : in which are included, the life of his brother, the Rev. Charles Wesley, A.M., student of Christ Church, and memoirs of their family: comprehending an account of the great revival of religion, in which they were the first and chief instruments. /

Frontispiece portrait of Charles Wesley, v. 2, signed: Eng. by M.I. Danforth.

The centenary of Wesleyan Methodism : a brief sketch of the rise, progress, and present state of the Wesleyan Methodist societies throughout the world /

Includes bibliographic references.