The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies

Edited by William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby

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A landmark publication in Methodist Studies, covering the full spectrum of contemporary international scholarship in the field
Responds to current internal debates at the nature and future of the tradition as a whole and develops a coherent set of categories to map the academic discipline
Provides a commentary on recent critical analysis of the life and work of John Wesley and other founding figures of the movement, acknowledging the place of Wesley in the history of Pietism and the Protestant Church
Addresses theological debates central to the movement, including the problem of authority, and the relation to Liberation Theology
Highlights emerging studies of the institutional configurations of Methodism

The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies

Edited by William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby

Description

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.

The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies

Edited by William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby

Oxford Handbooks

Preface, William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby
I: History of Methodism
1. The Eighteenth Century Context, Richard Heitzenrater
2. Founding Brothers, John and Charles Wesley, John H. Wigger
3. Francis Asbury and American Methodism, John H. Wigger
4. The People Called Methodists, Transitions In Britain and North America, David Hempton
5. Methodism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century, Manfred Marquardt
6. Evangelical United Brethren Church, J. Steven O'Malley
7. African-American Methodism, Will Gravely
8. Methodism in Latin America, Pablo R. Andinach
9. British Methodism and Evangelicalism, Martin Wellings
10. Methodism and Pentecostalism, Donald Dayton
11. Methodism in World Christianity, Lamin Sanneh
II: Ecclesia Forms and Structures
12. Christian Conferencing and Connectionalism, Russell Richey
13. Episcopacy, Scriptural and Apostolic, James E. Kirby
14. Discipline, Thomas Edward Frank
15. Ministry and Itinerancy, Dennis Campbell
16. Means of Grace and Forms of Piety, Ted Campbell
III: Worship, Sacraments, Liturgy, Hymnody, Music, Preaching
17. Mainstream Liturgical Developments, Karen Westerfield Tucker
18. Liturgical Revolutions, Lester Ruth
19. Music and Hymnody, Swee Hong Lim
20. Sacraments, Geoffrey Wainwright
21. Preaching, Gennifer Benjamin Brooks
IV:Spiritual Experiences, Evangelism, Mission, Ecumenism
22. Experience of God, Tom Albin
23. The Quest for Holiness, Elaine Heath
24. The Journey in Evangelism, Philip Meadows
25. Traditions and Transitions in Mission, Dana Robert, Douglas D. Tzan
26. Methodism and the Future of Ecumenism, David M. Chapman
27. Methodism and the Challenge of Orthodoxy in Russia, Sergei Nikolaev
V: Theology
28. Scripture and Revelation, Sarah Heaner Lancaster
29. Trinity, Elmer M. Colyer
30. Original Sin, Barry Bryant
31. Grace, Marjorie Suchocki
32. Christology, Jason Vickers
33. Pneumatology, D. Lyle Dabney
34. Christian Perfection, the Grand Depositum, William J. Abraham
35. Assurance, Kenneth J. Collins
36. Predestination, Jerry L. Walls
VI: Ethics and Politics
37. Theological Ethics, Stanley Hauerwas and Steven Long
38. Moral Theology, Robin Lovin
39. Methodism and Feminism, Jane Craske
40. Methodism and Race, Harold Recinos
41. Methodism and Politics in Africa, Simeon Ilesanmi
42. Methodism and Culture, David Bebbington

The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies

Edited by William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby

Oxford Handbooks

Author Information

Contributors:

William J. Abraham, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas
Tom Albin, Upper Room Ministries, Nashville
Pablo R. Andiñach, University Institute ISEDET, Buenos Aires
David Bebbington, University of Stirling
Gennifer Benjamin Brooks, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Barry E. Bryant, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Dennis Campbell, Woodbury Forest School, Virginia
Ted Campbell, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas
David M. Chapman, Circuit Minister, West Sussex, UK
J.C.D. Clark, University of Kansas
Kenneth J. Collins, Asbury Seminary
Elmer M. Colyer, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary
Jane Craske, Manchester University
D. Lyle Dabney, Marquette University
Donald Dayton, Monrovia, California
Thomas Edward Frank, Candler School of Theology
Will B. Gravely, formally University of Denver
Stanley Hauerwas, Duke University
Elaine A. Heath, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas
Richard Heitzenrater, Duke University
David Hempton, Harvard University
Simeon O. Ilesanmi, Wake Forest University
James E. Kirby, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas
Sarah Heaner Lancaster, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
Swee Hong Lim, Trinity Theological College, Singapore
Steven Long, Marquette University
Robin Lovin, Southern Methodist University
Manfred Marquardt, Reutlingen
Philip Meadows, Cliff College
Sergei V. Nikolaev, Russian United Methodist Theological Seminary, Moscow
J. Steven O'Malley, Asbury Seminary
Harold J. Recinos, Perkins School of Theology, Dallas
Russell Richey, Candler School of Theology
Dana Robert, Boston University
Lester Ruth, Asbury Seminary
Lamin Sanneh, Yale University
Marjorie Suchocki, Claremont School of Theology
Karen B. Westerfield Tucker, Boston University
Douglas D. Tzan, Boston University
Jason Vickers, United Theological Seminary
Geoffrey Wainwright, Duke University
Jerry L. Walls, Asbury Seminary
Martin Wellings, Oxford, World Methodist Historical Society
John H. Wigger, University of Missouri