The Global Impact of the Wesleyan Traditions and Their Related Movements

by Donald W. Dayton (Contribution by), David Bundy (Contribution by), Andrew Walls (Contribution by), Robert Danielson (Contribution by), Jose Míguez Bonino (Contribution by)

Overview

The Wesleyan tradition of the 18th century and its related movements has had a global impact that has often been understated and underestimated. Charles Yrigoyen, Jr. presents a diverse collection of essays that document the Wesleyan traditions from founder John Wesley's preaching across Great Britain to his followers' spread of Methodist views throughout Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe.

Through a series of essays, The Global Impact of the Wesleyan Traditions and Their Related Movements documents the influence of Methodist missionaries on peoples and religions throughout the world. The text is divided into three parts: Part I includes four essays about basic missiological and methodological issues; Part II includes 15 essays that illuminate the global impact of the Wesleyan traditions and related movements on topics such as independent churches in Africa and the Hwa Nan College in China; and Part III describes the resources for researching and extending the global impact of traditions of Wesley's works, such as the Obras de Wesley (the Spanish version of Wesley's works) and the valuable collection of Wesleyana and Methodistica materials at the John Rylands University Library in Manchester, Great Britain.

Diverse in scope, The Global Impact of the Wesleyan Traditions and Their Related Movements is a comprehensive volume for religious scholars and historians interested in the Wesleyan traditions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810843264
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/11/2002
Series:	Pietist and Wesleyan Studies , #14
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Charles Yrigoyen, Jr. is general secretary for the General Commission on Archives and History with the United Methodist Church. He teaches history and theology at Drew University and Union Theological Seminary (NY), and has authored and co-authored several publications, including John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life (1996). He is on the Board of Directors of the Wesley Works Editorial Project.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Part I Chapter 2 The Global Impact of the Wesleyan Traditions and Their Related Movements Chapter 3 Pauline Missions: The Wesleyan Holiness Vision Chapter 4 Wesleyan Missiological Theories: The Case of Richard Watson Chapter 5 Earthly Food at the Heavenly Banquet: Revitalizing the Historical Wesleyan Love Feast For Evangelism and Discipleship in Global Missions Part 6 Part II Chapter 7 Catholic and Protestant, But Missionary: John Wesley's Explicit and Implicit Ecclesiology and the Methodist Mission in Latin America Chapter 8 The Impact of Wesleyanism on Africa: Toward an Understanding of Divine Grace in a Changing Continent Chapter 9 The Doctrine of Holiness and Missions: A Pietistic Foundation of African Evangelical Christianity Chapter 10 Are they Not Methodist Too? Case Studies of Some African Independent Churches that Call Themselves Methodist Chapter 11 The Evangelical United Brethren Mission in Asia: Two Contrasting Ecumenical Scenarios Chapter 12 "Having Received, I Ought to Give": The Impact of Hwa Nan College on Chinese Women Chapter 13 Alternate Wesleyan Influence: The Impact of 18th Century British Methodism and 19th Century American Revivalism on Japanese Indigenous Holiness Church Chapter 14 The Impact of John Wesley's Ministry and Theology on the Korean Church: A Model for Church Renewal Chapter 15 Toward a New Paradigm of Holiness Theology of Mission in Korea: Cosmic Holiness in Divine Ecology Chapter 16 "The Korean Pentecost": A Study of the Great Revival of 1903-1910 in Relationship to Contemporary Worldwide Holiness Revival Movements Chapter 17 An Interpretation of the Korean Church in the Wesleyan Perspective Chapter 18 "A Spreading Fire": The Influence of Thomas Collins on the Formation of the Methodist Church of Australia Chapter 19 The Early Impact of Wesleyanism on Continental Europe: The Case of the Germans Chapter 20 John Fletcher: Paradigm for the Global Impact of Wesleyanism Chapter 21 Wilhelm Nast (1807-1899): Founder of German-speaking Methodism in America and Architect of the Methodist Episcopal Church Mission in Europe Part 22 Part III Chapter 23 The Impact of Obras de Wesley in the Hispanic World Chapter 24 The Methodist Archives and Research Centre at the John Rylands University Library of Machester

Editorial Reviews

A great addition to the literature on the Wesleyan movement.

International Bulletin of Mission Research

A great addition to the literature on the Wesleyan movement.

International Bulletin Of Missionary Research

A great addition to the literature on the Wesleyan movement.--International Bulletin of Mission Research

From the Publisher

Yrigoyen (general secretary, General Commission on Archives and History of the United Methodist Church) presents a collection of 21 essays that measure the impact of John Wesley and his followers across the world. The philosophy of mission is examined in broad and more specific contexts and the issue of inculcation and the sacraments is discussed. The bulk of the chapters look at the spread of Wesley's message in Latin America, Africa, the United States, Asia, and Europe from its origins in Great Britain. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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