Excerpt from History of the Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church The labor in the preparation of this work has been very great, as will be perceived by the immense amount of detail of which it is made up. The method of preparation is much more difficult than that employed by Emory. Extracts had to be made from the original sources in the same way, and then, the more difficult work to be performed of recasting the whole in minute and often perplexing detail. But, however dith cult the use of the plan to the author, it 15 confidently believed it will be found more simp e and valuable to the student than the former one. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from History of the Revisions of the Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church The volume affords a mass of materials for a history of the Discipline, rather than the history itself. The language of the statutes, with various explanatory clauses, is given in full; but the parts are so separated that the sense is often obscured. The extracts have to be-reconstructed men tally, or, in case of extended passages, on paper, before the reader is able to perceive the real nature of the change. In other words, the reader, after being furnished with the data, is required to construct the history himself, often at no small inconvenience, especially when in haste. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South We believe that God's design In raising up the preachers called Methodists In America, was to re form the contment, and spread scri tural holiness over these lands. As a proof hereof? We have seen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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.