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Revival

Faith as Wesley Lived It

by Adam Hamilton ...

Series series Revival
Wesley’s message and his faith continue to speak to 21st-centuryChristians—calling for a revival of our hearts and souls so that ourworld might be changed.Join Adam Hamilton for a six-week journey as he travels to England,following the life of John Wesley and exploring his definingcharacteristics of a Wesleyan Christian. Wesley’s story is our story. Itdefines our faith and it challenges us to ... Read more

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Wesley’s message and his faith continue to speak to 21st-centuryChristians—calling for a revival of our hearts and souls so that ourworld might be changed.Join Adam Hamilton for a six-week journey as he travels to England,following the life of John Wesley and exploring his definingcharacteristics of a Wesleyan Christian. Wesley’s story is our story. Itdefines our faith and it challenges us to
... Read more
Why I Am a United Methodist

by William H. Willimon ...

In seven chapters, Willimon examines United Methodism and the ways it has made and continues to make a difference in his life. In an inspiring and enlightening way, he writes of his pride in being part of a church that has grown from one man's experience to a worldwide movement covering the globe with its message. A learning guide for groups and individuals is included.Chapter titles:Because ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

In seven chapters, Willimon examines United Methodism and the ways it has made and continues to make a difference in his life. In an inspiring and enlightening way, he writes of his pride in being part of a church that has grown from one man's experience to a worldwide movement covering the globe with its message. A learning guide for groups and individuals is included.Chapter titles:Because
... Read more
The Once and Future Wesleyan Movement

by Scott J. Jones ...

Jones argues that several unique factors remain available to The UnitedMethodist Church today from the period of rapid growth between 1800 and1840. Drawing on the image of Loren Mead’s Once and Future Church and Moises Naim’s analysis in The End of Power,Jones argues that a viable future for United Methodism is to recapturethe dynamism of being a movement, with many of the characteristics ofearly ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Jones argues that several unique factors remain available to The UnitedMethodist Church today from the period of rapid growth between 1800 and1840. Drawing on the image of Loren Mead’s Once and Future Church and Moises Naim’s analysis in The End of Power,Jones argues that a viable future for United Methodism is to recapturethe dynamism of being a movement, with many of the characteristics ofearly
... Read more
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church 2020/2024

by United Methodist Church ...

The Guide to the Historical Record and Up-to-Date Policies and Practices for Governance of The United Methodist Church.This essential volume includes The United Methodist Church's current law, doctrine, administrative guidelines, and organizational procedures. Each General Conference amends The Book of Discipline, and the actions of the 2024 General Conference are reflected in the quadrennial ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

The Guide to the Historical Record and Up-to-Date Policies and Practices for Governance of The United Methodist Church.This essential volume includes The United Methodist Church's current law, doctrine, administrative guidelines, and organizational procedures. Each General Conference amends The Book of Discipline, and the actions of the 2024 General Conference are reflected in the quadrennial
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W. E. Sangster

Sermons in America: A Critical Edition with Introduction and Notes

by Andrew J. Cheatle ...

Listened to by huge congregations in Britain, and perhaps the most recognizable British Methodist voice in the mid-twentieth century, W. E. Sangster was, in anyone's estimation, a giant of Methodism. "A preacher without peer in the world," "a prince of preachers," are just two of the labels attached to this preacher/theologian of the Methodist tradition. This volume captures the preaching of ... Read more

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Listened to by huge congregations in Britain, and perhaps the most recognizable British Methodist voice in the mid-twentieth century, W. E. Sangster was, in anyone's estimation, a giant of Methodism. "A preacher without peer in the world," "a prince of preachers," are just two of the labels attached to this preacher/theologian of the Methodist tradition. This volume captures the preaching of
... Read more
Leaning Both Ways at Once

Methodist Evangelistic Mission at the Intersection of Church and World

by Jeffrey A. Conklin-Miller ...

How should the Methodist tradition continue to embody its evangelistic mission? Some believe effective evangelism requires ecclesial adaptation seeking relevance to attract outsiders. But does this strategy result in the church's embrace of consumer market practices, pandering to a world of church shoppers? Others suggest the most evangelistic thing the church can do is to be the church, ... Read more

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How should the Methodist tradition continue to embody its evangelistic mission? Some believe effective evangelism requires ecclesial adaptation seeking relevance to attract outsiders. But does this strategy result in the church's embrace of consumer market practices, pandering to a world of church shoppers? Others suggest the most evangelistic thing the church can do is to be the church,
... Read more
Love Answering Love

Praying through the Bible

by Neil G. Richardson ...

Many Christians find prayer and Bible reading difficult. Some are discouraged and give up; others get into a rut in which both their prayers and their Bible reading become dry and stale. Love Answering Love explores the practice of prayer and the story the Bible tells about prayer with freshness and originality. Neil Richardson's writing is marked by a scholarship lightly worn and informed by long ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

Many Christians find prayer and Bible reading difficult. Some are discouraged and give up; others get into a rut in which both their prayers and their Bible reading become dry and stale. Love Answering Love explores the practice of prayer and the story the Bible tells about prayer with freshness and originality. Neil Richardson's writing is marked by a scholarship lightly worn and informed by long
... Read more
Completing Project Me

How Understanding God's Perspective Changes Yours

by Matthew A. Thomas, Gerald L. Sittser ...

Your life is a project. Let God lead it.When failure occurs or tragedy strikes, we struggle to make sense of it. Divine interruptions can sometimes leave us feeling confused. From Genesis to Revelation, God uses conflict as a vehicle for growth.Matthew A. Thomas understands there is more behind every situation than what we can see at first. Completing Project Me is an invitation to understand how ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Your life is a project. Let God lead it.When failure occurs or tragedy strikes, we struggle to make sense of it. Divine interruptions can sometimes leave us feeling confused. From Genesis to Revelation, God uses conflict as a vehicle for growth.Matthew A. Thomas understands there is more behind every situation than what we can see at first. Completing Project Me is an invitation to understand how
... Read more
Earnest

Interdisciplinary Work Inspired by the Life and Teachings of B. T. Roberts

Edited by Andrew C. Koehl, David Basinger ...

B. T. Roberts was born in a small farming community in western New York, on July 25, 1823. By the time of his death in 1893, he had made a profound impact on church and society. Roberts's writing, preaching, and ministry focused on true conversion, the disciplines of the Christian life, and holiness. Rejecting "prosperity theology," he argued for simplicity, generosity, and mission. A prophet of ... Read more

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B. T. Roberts was born in a small farming community in western New York, on July 25, 1823. By the time of his death in 1893, he had made a profound impact on church and society. Roberts's writing, preaching, and ministry focused on true conversion, the disciplines of the Christian life, and holiness. Rejecting "prosperity theology," he argued for simplicity, generosity, and mission. A prophet of
... Read more
The Book of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church 2012

by Marvin W. Cropsey ...

The Book of Resolutions provides models for applying an active faith to daily life in ways that can impact the world around us. It contains all current social policies adopted by the General Conference of The United Methodist Church.Find positions on more than 200 subjects, organized into seven sections:The Natural WorldThe Nurturing CommunityThe Social CommunityThe Economic CommunityThe Political ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

The Book of Resolutions provides models for applying an active faith to daily life in ways that can impact the world around us. It contains all current social policies adopted by the General Conference of The United Methodist Church.Find positions on more than 200 subjects, organized into seven sections:The Natural WorldThe Nurturing CommunityThe Social CommunityThe Economic CommunityThe Political
... Read more
A Caution against Bigotry

by John Wesley ...

*“And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in Thy name: and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not.”—*Mark 9:38, 39.In the preceding verses we read, that after the Twelve had been disputing “which of them should be the greatest,” Jesus took a little child, and set him in the midst of them, and taking him in ... Read more

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*“And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in Thy name: and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid him not.”—*Mark 9:38, 39.In the preceding verses we read, that after the Twelve had been disputing “which of them should be the greatest,” Jesus took a little child, and set him in the midst of them, and taking him in
... Read more
I Love to Tell the Story

A Pilgrimage Towards Racial Justice in The United Methodist Church

by Dr. Bonnie J. McCubbin ...

How does a church committed to justice still carry the weight of structural racism?In 1784, the Methodist Episcopal Church condemned slavery, declaring that slaveholders could not be Methodists. But political pressure eroded that stance. By 1939, segregation was codified into church structure itself through the Central Jurisdiction-a separate, unequal space for Black Methodists that would last ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

How does a church committed to justice still carry the weight of structural racism?In 1784, the Methodist Episcopal Church condemned slavery, declaring that slaveholders could not be Methodists. But political pressure eroded that stance. By 1939, segregation was codified into church structure itself through the Central Jurisdiction-a separate, unequal space for Black Methodists that would last
... Read more
Fresh Expressions in the Mission of the Church

Report of an Anglican-Methodist working party

by Church of England ...

Christians are increasingly seeking new ways of doing church, often called 'fresh expressions', which has created new questions and challenges for the Church as a whole. This Anglican-Methodist report explores the challenges raised by fresh expressions, from what it means to be a 'church', to sacramental life and the deployment of resources. ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

Christians are increasingly seeking new ways of doing church, often called 'fresh expressions', which has created new questions and challenges for the Church as a whole. This Anglican-Methodist report explores the challenges raised by fresh expressions, from what it means to be a 'church', to sacramental life and the deployment of resources.
... Read more
John Wesley

Life, Legacy, and the Methodist Movement

by Bill Vincent ...

Journey through the life and legacy of one of Christianity's most influential figures in this comprehensive exploration of John Wesley and the Methodist movement. From his early struggles and transformative Aldersgate experience to his innovative evangelistic efforts and enduring impact on society, this book delves deeply into Wesley's contributions to theology, social reform, and the global ... Read more

$3.99 CAD

Journey through the life and legacy of one of Christianity's most influential figures in this comprehensive exploration of John Wesley and the Methodist movement. From his early struggles and transformative Aldersgate experience to his innovative evangelistic efforts and enduring impact on society, this book delves deeply into Wesley's contributions to theology, social reform, and the global
... Read more
Wesley, Whitefield and the 'Free Grace' Controversy

The Crucible of Methodism

by Joel Houston ...

Series series Routledge Methodist Studies Series
When approaching the most public disagreement over predestination in the eighteenth century, the ‘Free Grace’ controversy between John Wesley and George Whitefield, the tendency can be to simply review the event as a row over the same old issues. This assumption pervades much of the scholarly literature that deals with early Methodism. Moreover, much of that same literature addresses the dispute ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

When approaching the most public disagreement over predestination in the eighteenth century, the ‘Free Grace’ controversy between John Wesley and George Whitefield, the tendency can be to simply review the event as a row over the same old issues. This assumption pervades much of the scholarly literature that deals with early Methodism. Moreover, much of that same literature addresses the dispute
... Read more
Who Will Care for the Orphan?

by Wayne Lavender ...

This book is an important contribution for all United Methodists concerned that their denomination is approaching irrelevance. Within its pages Dr. Lavender offers a Biblical, Wesleyan and means-tested approach that both saves the lives of millions of orphans and vulnerable children and inspires evangelical hope for the church. ... Read more

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This book is an important contribution for all United Methodists concerned that their denomination is approaching irrelevance. Within its pages Dr. Lavender offers a Biblical, Wesleyan and means-tested approach that both saves the lives of millions of orphans and vulnerable children and inspires evangelical hope for the church.
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‘Two Scrubby Travellers’: A psychoanalytic view of flourishing and constraint in religion through the lives of John and Charles Wesley

by Pauline Watson ...

The ways in which people change and grow, and learn to become good, are not only about conscious decisions to behave well, but about internal change which allows a loving and compassionate response to others. Such change can take place in psychotherapy; this book explores whether similar processes can occur in a religious context.Using the work of Julia Kristeva and other post-Kleinian ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

The ways in which people change and grow, and learn to become good, are not only about conscious decisions to behave well, but about internal change which allows a loving and compassionate response to others. Such change can take place in psychotherapy; this book explores whether similar processes can occur in a religious context.Using the work of Julia Kristeva and other post-Kleinian
... Read more
The Almost Mystic

John Wesley’s Editing of the Spanish Mystics, Juan de Ávila and Miguel de Molinos, in His Christian Library

by Steven P. Tungate ...

John Wesley, eighteenth century Church of England priest and founder of Methodism, was strongly influenced by the works of Roman Catholic mystics early in his ministry. These writings shaped his widely known doctrine of Christian perfection or entire sanctification. The mystics inspired Wesley to advocate for a lofty spiritual goal that he believed to be attainable in this life. In time, however, ... Read more

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John Wesley, eighteenth century Church of England priest and founder of Methodism, was strongly influenced by the works of Roman Catholic mystics early in his ministry. These writings shaped his widely known doctrine of Christian perfection or entire sanctification. The mystics inspired Wesley to advocate for a lofty spiritual goal that he believed to be attainable in this life. In time, however,
... Read more
Pain, Passion and Faith

Revisiting the Place of Charles Wesley in Early Methodism

by Joanna Cruickshank ...

Series series Pietist and Wesleyan Studies
Pain, Passion and Faith: Revisiting the Place of Charles Wesley in Early Methodism is a significant study of the 18th-century poet and preacher Charles Wesley. Wesley was an influential figure in 18th-century English culture and society; he was co-founder of the Methodist revival movement and one of the most prolific hymn-writers in the English language. His hymns depict the Christian life as ... Read more

$94.99 CAD

Pain, Passion and Faith: Revisiting the Place of Charles Wesley in Early Methodism is a significant study of the 18th-century poet and preacher Charles Wesley. Wesley was an influential figure in 18th-century English culture and society; he was co-founder of the Methodist revival movement and one of the most prolific hymn-writers in the English language. His hymns depict the Christian life as
... Read more
“No Remedy but Continual Prayer”

John Wesley’s Theology and Practice of Prayer

by Mark Murphree ...

John Wesley was a powerful leader in the Evangelical Revival of eighteenth-century England. He traveled across the land preaching the doctrine of justification by faith, facing unruly mobs, and nurturing a network of small groups of committed Christians called Methodists. In the face of all distractions and temptations, he found there was "no remedy" to preserve his relationship with God "but ... Read more

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John Wesley was a powerful leader in the Evangelical Revival of eighteenth-century England. He traveled across the land preaching the doctrine of justification by faith, facing unruly mobs, and nurturing a network of small groups of committed Christians called Methodists. In the face of all distractions and temptations, he found there was "no remedy" to preserve his relationship with God "but
... Read more
Sermon At Deadman's Bend

by Charles Rogers ...

In the opening years of the nineteenth century, south of Natchez, hidden away in a remote backwater named Deadman's Bend, a woman in her 20s found herself a widow, the mother of two small children. With fierce determination, she supported her family.On the waters of the great river and in the shade of the deep woods, her precocious son Hiram grew like a wild plant, with no schools and no churches. ... Read more

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In the opening years of the nineteenth century, south of Natchez, hidden away in a remote backwater named Deadman's Bend, a woman in her 20s found herself a widow, the mother of two small children. With fierce determination, she supported her family.On the waters of the great river and in the shade of the deep woods, her precocious son Hiram grew like a wild plant, with no schools and no churches.
... Read more
Making Evangelical History

Faith, Scholarship and the Evangelical Past

Edited by Andrew Atherstone, David Ceri Jones ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Evangelicalism
This volume makes a significant contribution to the ‘history of ecclesiastical histories’, with a fresh analysis of historians of evangelicalism from the eighteenth century to the present. It explores the ways in which their scholarly methods and theological agendas shaped their writings.Each chapter presents a case study in evangelical historiography. Some of the historians and biographers ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

This volume makes a significant contribution to the ‘history of ecclesiastical histories’, with a fresh analysis of historians of evangelicalism from the eighteenth century to the present. It explores the ways in which their scholarly methods and theological agendas shaped their writings.Each chapter presents a case study in evangelical historiography. Some of the historians and biographers
... Read more
Exclusive Theology

The Slave Master’s Religion

by Stephen Augusta Redmond ...

Stephen Augusta Redmond investigates the historical values and beliefs of Conservative North Georgia Methodists as they developed from the time of John Wesley's foreign mission to the Colony of Georgia up until The United Methodist Church split over LGBTQ issues. When people talk about the history of The United Methodist Church it is common to hear about the church's social principles of inclusion ... Read more

$32.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Stephen Augusta Redmond investigates the historical values and beliefs of Conservative North Georgia Methodists as they developed from the time of John Wesley's foreign mission to the Colony of Georgia up until The United Methodist Church split over LGBTQ issues. When people talk about the history of The United Methodist Church it is common to hear about the church's social principles of inclusion
... Read more
Wesley and Aldersgate

Interpreting Conversion Narratives

by Mark K. Olson ...

Series series Routledge Methodist Studies Series
Despite being widely recognized as John Wesley’s key moment of Christian conversion, Aldersgate has continued to mystify regarding its exact meaning and significance to Wesley personally. This book brings clarity to the impact this event had on Wesley over the course of his lifetime by closely examining all of Wesley’s writings pertaining to Aldersgate and framing them within the wider context of ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

Despite being widely recognized as John Wesley’s key moment of Christian conversion, Aldersgate has continued to mystify regarding its exact meaning and significance to Wesley personally. This book brings clarity to the impact this event had on Wesley over the course of his lifetime by closely examining all of Wesley’s writings pertaining to Aldersgate and framing them within the wider context of
... Read more

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