Revival, Revolution and Reform in Global Methodism: An Understanding of Christian Perfection as African Christian Humanism in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa

This article will begin with a discussion of the distinctive ways in which the notion of Christian perfection is understood in Southern African Methodism by reflecting on how Methodists in Southern Africa have understood, perhaps even misunderstood, the emphasis on "social holiness" as a C...

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Main Author: Forster, Dion A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2019]
In: Black theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 22-39
IxTheo Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDD Protestant Church
NCC Social ethics
Further subjects:B Methodism
B Christian Humanism
B Ethics
B Christian perfection
B South Africa
B Black Theology
B African Theology
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)

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