"A strong desire to get into the bands": Small Group Formation in 1740s British Methodism
This article considers thirteen manuscript letters from the Early Methodist Volume, a valuable collection of letters housed at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester. The thirteen letters range from 19 May 1740 to June 1742. These manuscript letters give insight in...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Wesley and Methodist studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 13, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-129 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDG Free church |
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| Summary: | This article considers thirteen manuscript letters from the Early Methodist Volume, a valuable collection of letters housed at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, University of Manchester. The thirteen letters range from 19 May 1740 to June 1742. These manuscript letters give insight into lay Methodism, revealing conflict in the beginnings of the Evangelical Revival, developments in small group formation (especially the band meeting), pastoral care within the bands, and the pursuit of holiness in community in the early 1740s. This article shows the significance of the band meeting among Methodists connected to Charles Wesley in these crucial years. |
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| ISSN: | 2291-1731 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Wesley and Methodist studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/weslmethstud.13.2.0109 |
