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Shaddox, Billy Mack. "Church growth movement theology in a Wesleyan setting." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1985. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p100-0142.

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McElwain, Randall D. "Singing the word: the role of the Old Testament in selected hymns of Charles Wesley and some implications for Twenty-First Century worship in terms of the 'Blueprint' model /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Mitchell, Robert Daniel. "The Wesleyan Quadrilateral relocating the conversation /." 24-page ProQuest preview, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1367834161&SrchMode=1&sid=5&Fmt=14&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1220041911&clientId=10355.

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Lee, Siat Chun Jeannie. "The influence of a theology of the laity on lay mobilization for the Trinity Annual Conference of the Methodist Church in Singapore." Available from ProQuest, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/pqdweb?index=0&sid=13&srchmode=2&vinst=PROD&fmt=6&startpage=-1&clientid=10355&vname=PQD&RQT=309&did=1650683441&scaling=FULL&ts=1263922640&vtype=PQD&rqt=309&TS=1263922646&clientId=10355.

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Maddock, Ian Jules. "Men of one book : a comparison of two methodist preachers, John Wesley and George Whitefield." Thesis, University of the Highlands and Islands, 2009. https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/men-of-one-book(2411830a-ff83-4a98-8e27-958a6f311805).html.

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This thesis compares various aspects of the preaching ministries conducted by two Methodist contemporaries, preachers, and professed ‘men of one book’, John Wesley and George Whitefield.  One of the principal ways in which Wesley and Whitefield manifested their desire to be ‘men of one book’ was through a life-long commitment to itinerant preaching.  Indeed it was especially in their capacity as ‘preachers of one book’ that Wesley and Whitefield feature so prominently in an evangelical revival that spanned not only England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the American colonies, but also included Calvinists and Armenians.  But even though itinerant preaching occupied privileged place in the efforts of Wesley and Whitefield to further evangelical revival, their public ministries did not consist wholly of spoken sermons.  Instead, both deliberately pursued a ‘print and preach’ ministry, where their published sermons complemented and reinforced the sermons they preached. In order to remain sensitive to their dual commitment to the spoken and printed work, and in response to the conspicuous paucity of intentionally comparative studies that focus on the full-orbed preaching ministries conducted by these two Church of England clergymen, this thesis compares Wesley’s and Whitefield’s style, delivery and rationale for field-preaching, paying particular attention to the influence of Scripture on these facets of their spoken sermons.  In addition, various aspects of their sermons as they appear in printed form are compared.  This includes a comparison of the function of their published sermons within their wider ministries, how their printed sermons reflected the way they used, applied and interpreted the Bible, and also how they understood its prominent doctrines.  Ultimately, Wesley and Whitefield manifested their singular desire to be men of one book through preaching ministries that were by no means identical, yet equally committed to the spread of the gospel throughout the transatlantic world.
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Royals, Gary C. "The decline of God a model for understanding Christian doctrine in the local United Methodist Church /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Boafo, Paul Kwabena. "An examination of the theology of John Wesley with particular reference to his socio-political teaching and its relevance to the Ghanaian situation." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.287262.

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Houff, D. Michael. "A model for developing a United Methodist mission church for the poor and homeless born out of Wesleyan/Methodist ethos and theology." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Curtis, Jonathan Paul. "Methodism and abstinence : a history of the Methodist Church and teetotalism." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/25394.

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This thesis has two overarching aims. The first aim is to understand the origins and development of temperance and abstinence in British Methodism, particularly through the theology that informed what may broadly be called the Methodist teetotal movement in its period of greatest popularity from 1830 until 1919. The second is to consider the downfall of this movement in the period from 1945 until 1974, when the Methodist Connexion adopted the view that each Methodist “must consider his personal attitude to all drugs in relation to his Christian vocation”. The need for the study arises from the relative dearth of historical investigation regarding Methodism and abstinence. Representations of Methodism and abstinence tend either to be partisan or to lack wider understanding of the abstinence movement, or the theology of Methodism. Methodologically, this thesis attempts to hold together historical and theological considerations; it is important to consider both the socio-economic contexts in which diverse abstinence and teetotal movements arose and the theological motivations that drove British Methodist belief and practice. Regarding the origins and development of temperance and abstinence in British Methodism, it is proposed in this thesis that the Bible Christians were the first organised Methodist abstainers, and that their practice was likely to have been influenced by John Wesley's theologies of sanctification, holiness and Christian perfection. The thesis is an attempt to counter the Bible Christian’s diminished historical significance, as well as to investigate the likely impact of the theological underpinnings for their abstinence. Regarding the downfall of temperance and abstinence in British Methodism in the period from 1945 until 1974, this thesis will propose that a loss of focus upon holiness as a catalyst for abstinence was detrimental to the growth and continuation of the teetotal movement throughout Methodism after World War Two. It will highlight the general rejection of this focus on encouraged abstinence in the second half of the twentieth century, acknowledging the changes and disagreement within British Methodism to which this dismissal led. Concluding comments allude to the need for a renewed witness within British Methodism to societal and theological imperatives for both temperance and abstinence.
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Blowers, LaVerne P. "Love divine all loves compelling missionary motives in the Wesleyan tradition /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Maddock, Ian J. "Men of one book a comparison of two methodist preachers, John Wesley and George Whitefield /." Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 2008. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=26050.

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Kow, Shih-Ming. "The impact of a spiritual leadership program based on spiritual disciplines on leadership competencies." Available from ProQuest, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/pqdweb?index=0&sid=9&srchmode=2&vinst=PROD&fmt=6&startpage=-1&clientid=10355&vname=PQD&RQT=309&did=1626351431&scaling=FULL&ts=1263920262&vtype=PQD&rqt=309&TS=1263920267&clientId=10355.

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Kwa, Kiem-Kiok. "Towards a model of engagement in the public realm for the Methodist Church in Singapore." 24-page ProQuest preview, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=1375523351&SrchMode=1&sid=10&Fmt=14&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1220032076&clientId=10355.

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Hall, Elaine Friedrich. "Pedagogical and Andragogical Principles of John Wesley's Anthology." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1998. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277806/.

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This study is a historical and philosophical analysis of significant educational concepts John Wesley espoused during his lifetime from 1703-1791. Specifically this document examines Wesley's use of pedagogical and andragogical principles through the educational undertakings of the early Methodist movement.
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Kafkas, Janet. "John Wesley's philosophy of discipleship : its nature and relevancy for the modern church /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Lohrstorfer, Christopher Lee. "Teaching Wesleyan theology a study of Wesleyan-related Bible colleges and Maddox's Responsible grace /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Maddock, Ian Jules. "Predestination calmly considered?" Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0572.

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Hiatt, R. Jeffrey. "Salvation as healing John Wesley's missional theology /." PDF version available through ProQuest, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.drew.edu/pqdweb?index=0&did=1539489531&SrchMode=1&sid=5&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1249055898&clientId=10355.

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Danuser, Jason Daniel. "Using a Wesleyan approach to help integrate the sermon into the life of the congregation at Jones Chapel United Methodist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Elliott, Mark V. "Writing the third draft of a primer of the Christian faith." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p100-0122.

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Thesis (D. Min.)--Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, 2005.
Abstract and vita. Includes the 3rd draft of: "Wake up and smell the coffee, you are standing on holy grounds" (leaves 123-164). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 165-167).
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Rist, Timothy John. "The development from a Wesleyan perspective of an appropriate model of multi-cultural ministry, from within a traditionally mono-cultural Methodist congregation." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018218.

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From introduction: The intention of this thesis is to develop a model for multi-cultural ministry, and, in so doing, to enable Trinity Methodist Church, Charles Street, Bloemfontein to provide a comprehensive and meaningful ministry to all people, one that is not limited by the constraints of language and culture but which transcends them. The fact that Trinity is a Methodist Church means that I will be establishing the "Model for Multi-Cultural Ministry" firmly within Wesleyan theology. South Africa has undergone far-reaching political change since the general elections of April 1994. This political transformation has emphasised a need for the bringing together of people across the barriers of race, culture and religion. In this thesis I will be focusing my attention on the latter - the realm of religion - and specifically that of Christianity. Furthermore, I will be restricting my attention to a specific congregation within the denomination of Methodism, within the religion of Christianity, namely Trinity Methodist Church, Charles Street, Bloemfontein'. The "Model for MultiCultural Ministry" developed in this thesis will therefore be 'congregation specific'. The Methodist ChurcQ of Southern Africa2 proclaims itself to be a Church "one and undivided" (Minutes: 1980: 65: para l(a) ), where people from all racial groups can worship God together in a meaningful way. In many respects this is not the case. The years of political pressure that the (MCSA) has endured, in particular the years of legislated Apartheid (1948-1989), ensured that existing divisions between the Methodist congregations became entrenched along racial, cultural and religious lines (Thompson: 1990: 187ff). The Group Areas Act (1950) is but one such example where the National Party Government "divided urban areas into zones where members of one specified race alone could live and work" (Thompson: 1990: 194). The homeland policy (implemented from 1963, but legislated from 1971 in the Bantu Homelands Constitution Act).
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Kindelberger, Roy D. "The Lord's Supper in the theology of John Wesley, Charles Finney, and Stanley Horton a Wesleyan, holiness, and classical Pentecostal perspective /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Hearden, Maura E. "The Mother of Christ as a symbol of Christian unity a case study for ecumenical dialogue /." 24-page ProQuest preview, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1538430211&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=10355&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Lima, Marilúcia Fernandes. "Casa Suzana Wesley: Uma abordagem histórica do abrigo para meninas 1994 a 2003, a partir da categoria de gênero." Faculdades EST, 2006. http://tede.est.edu.br/tede/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=21.

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Esta dissertação é realizada com o intuito de reconhecer e trazer à luz a história de mulheres metodistas, engajadas na ação social da Igreja, no Rio Grande do Sul, especificamente na cidade de Viamão. Esta história é retratada através do envolvimento das mulheres que participaram deste projeto nas ações propostas pela Casa Suzana Wesley, entre os anos de 1994 a 2003, e a sua inter-relação com o Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente. O conceito de cidadania e diaconia é trabalhado a partir das experiências das mulheres metodistas e sua relação com o compromisso social, decodificada do documento Plano para a Vida e a Missão da Igreja Metodista. A metodologia empregada neste trabalho é a hermenêutica crítica feminista, particularmente a categoria da suspeita e o instrumental analítico de gênero.
This thesis is carried out with the intention of recognizing and bringing to light the history of Methodist women involved in social action of the church in Rio Grande do Sul, specifically in the city of Viamão. This history is portrayed through the involvement of the women who participated in this project in the activities proposed by the Suzana Wesley House between the years of 1994 and 2003 and their interrelationship with the Statute of Children and Adolescents. The concept of citizenship and diaconate is dealt with through the experiences of Methodist women and their relation with social commitment, decodified from the document Plan for the Life and Mission of the Methodist Church. The methodology used in this study is feminist critical hermeneutics, particularly the category of suspect and the analytical instrument of gender.
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Mitchell, Mark S. "The use of small groups in early Pietism." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1988. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p090-0112.

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Fricke, Karen Joy. "Urban churches' responses to HIV/AIDS in their communities an exploration of histories and theologies /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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Park, In Kap [Verfasser], and Johannes [Akademischer Betreuer] Eurich. "Theologie und Praxis der Diakonie im Lebenswerk von John Wesley in Beziehung zum Werk Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorfs – ihre Bedeutung für den neuen diakonischen Aufbau der Korean Methodist Church (KMC) / In Kap Park ; Betreuer: Johannes Eurich." Heidelberg : Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, 2013. http://d-nb.info/1177810255/34.

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Wagner, Mark Wesley. "A new future for an historic Methodist Church." Thesis, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/41316.

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The United Methodist Church (UMC) in America has seen a steady decrease in the number of millennials who regularly participate in the life of the church. In my own church, Ellensburg United Methodist Church (EUMC), one of the fears many congregants have is that while we seek to adapt in order to reach millennials, we may forfeit our Wesleyan heritage. This project seeks to develop a strategic plan to guide the growth and development of EUMC that’s focused on engaging millennials and increasing the congregation’s knowledge of our Wesleyan heritage, utilizing Aubrey Malphur’s model for advanced strategic church planning.
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Lowery, Kevin Twain. "Constructing a more cognitivist account of Wesleyan ethics." 2004. http://etd.nd.edu/ETD-db/theses/available/etd-03302004-215523/.

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Turner, Michael K. "Redeeming the time the making of early American Methodism /." Diss., 2009. http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03242009-143318/.

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Kerr, Aaron K. "John and Charles Wesley's Hymns on the Lord's Supper (1745) their meaning for Methodist ecclesial identity and ecumenical dialogue /." 2007. http://etd1.library.duq.edu/theses/available/etd-03162007-160158/.

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Minifee, Paul André 1973. "Roots of Black rhetoric : African Methodist Episcopal Zion's pioneering preacher-politicians." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/3886.

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In his seminal work The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B DuBois aptly states, "The Preacher is the most unique personality developed by the Negro on American soil." At once a spiritual leader, social-political activist, educator, idealist, and businessman, the antebellum black preacher was the idiosyncratic product of a soil contaminated with racism and sullied with hate. Despite this antagonistic environment, what enabled his ascension to the head of black culture was "a certain adroitness with deep-seated earnestness" and "tact with consummate ability." As shepherd and statesman, the black preacher embodied virtues and talents representative of the potential of his people and set the standards for community investment and civic action. He was the model of character for the race. My dissertation introduces scholars to an overlooked yet monumental institution in African American history, the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, as well as two of its pioneering preacher-politicians, Bishop Jermain W. Loguen and Bishop James W. Hood. My study of these nineteenth-century AME Zion preacher-politicians exposes overlooked features of black rhetoric, challenges predominant perceptions of the black preaching tradition, and provides an alternative perspective on how to examine the persuasive appeals of black rhetoricians. Through rhetorical analyses of letters, speeches, and sermons--archival materials from the Schomburg Library and Union Theological Seminary in New York--I show that in addition to employing emotional appeals to draw the sympathies of whites and allay the lamentations of blacks, these black ministers also effectively wielded logical arguments to demonstrate their capabilities as reasoners in philosophical debates and intellectuals with original thoughts. However, most importantly, these black preachers' ethical appeals in written texts, public sermons and speeches, and actions as model citizens served multiple practical and salutary ends for the uplift of African Americans.
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Smith, Wayne Peter. "An assessment of the social intent in John Wesley's doctrine of sanctification." 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16074.

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John Wesley was a well educated son of a cleric, who chose to be a theologian and a minister in the Church of England. His theological distinctive was his insistence on the possibility of entire sanctification in this lifetime. In response to their position on sanctification, Wesley and the Methodists sought to save souls and cure the ills in society because they believed it was divinely mandated. Their love and work for the less fortunate was a response to their love for God and in obedience to His commandments. This is the great success of their work. They were able to serve God and their generation in a balanced yet inseparable way. The result of Wesley's life, direct and indirect, was that the social and spiritual plight of thousands of individuals and families was improved and dozens of church groups, missionary societies and benevolent organisations have emerged
Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
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Bailie, John. "John Wesley - a theology of liberation." Diss., 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2383.

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There is without doubt as much criticism of Liberation Theology as there is understanding regarding the need for a theology which seeks answers to the effectiveness of the Christian witness, against a background of mounting poverty, the oppression of woman and continued discrimination by one race against another, worldwide. Many scholars struggle with the revolutionary and often hostile nature and methodology of Liberation Theology. This paper attempts to enter into a conversation between the theology of John Wesley and Liberation Theology. The theology of John Wesley had a tremendous impact on social, political and economic areas of the Eighteenth century England. It was in many ways a revolutionary theology. This paper takes as a standpoint, the need for praxis with regard to Christian witness and therefore seeks to argue that there may be common ground between Wesleyan Theology and Liberation Theology.
Systematic Theology and Theological Ethics
M.Th. (Systematic Teology)
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Bailie, John. "The impact of liberation theology on methodism in South Africa with regard to the doctrine of christian perfection." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2600.

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There is potential for a schism, within the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (MCSA) today, between Fundamentalist and Liberationist Methodists, who struggle to find common identity and vision. A question that needs examination is whether it is possible to develop an authentically, uniting Southern African Methodist Theology within the current Institutional structure of the MCSA. For this to become possible, some key areas of discussion are highlighted in this paper, such as the training of ministers and the MCSA as Institution. This paper attempts to enter into conversation between Fundamental and Liberation Methodism using the Doctrine of Christian Perfection, 'the Grand Depositum' of Methodism, as a point of reference and develop an epistemological framework based on Wesley’s 'quadrilateral' of Scripture, reason, experience and tradition. This paper takes as a standpoint the need for an authentically Southern African Methodist theology, which is both uniting and transformatory, in order for the MCSA to fulfil its vision of “A Christ Healed Africa for the Healing of Nations.”
Systematic theology and Theological Ethics
D. Th. (Systematic Testament)
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McLaren, Scott. "Books for the Instruction of the Nations: Shared Methodist Print Culture in Upper Canada and the Mid-Atlantic States, 1789-1851." Thesis, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/29810.

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Recent historians who have written about the development of Methodist religious identity in Upper Canada have based their narratives primarily on readings of documents concerned with ecclesiastical polity and colonial politics. This study attempts to complicate these narratives by examining the way religious identity in the province was affected by the cultural production and distribution of books as denominational status objects in a wider North American market before the middle of the nineteenth century. The first chapter examines the rhetorical strategies the Methodist Book Concern developed to protect its domestic market in the United States from the products of competitors by equating patronage with denominational identity. The remaining chapters unfold the influence a protracted consumption of such cultural commodities had on the religious identity of Methodists living in Upper Canada. For more than a decade after the War of 1812, the Methodist Book Concern relied on a corps of Methodist preachers to distribute its commodities north of the border. This denominational infrastructure conferred the accidental but strategic advantage of concealing the extent of the Concern’s market and its rhetoric from the colony’s increasingly anti-American elite. The Concern’s access to its Upper Canadian market became compromised, however, when Egerton Ryerson initiated a debate over religious equality in the province’s emergent public sphere in the mid-1820s. This inadvertently drew attention to Methodist textual practices in the province that led to later efforts on the part of Upper Canadians to sever the Concern’s access to its market north of the border. When these attempts failed, Canadian Methodists found ways to decouple the material and cultural dimensions of the Concern’s products in order to continue patronizing the Concern without compromising recent gains achieved by strategically refashioning themselves as loyal Wesleyans within the colony’s conservative political environment. The result was the emergence of a stable and enduring transnational market for Methodist printed commodities that both blunted the cultural influence of British Wesleyans and prepared the ground for a later secularization of Methodist publishing into and beyond the middle decades of the nineteenth century.
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Smith, Wayne Peter. "An assessment of the life, theology and influence of the first American of American methodism, mr. William Watters." Thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1816.

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William Watters was American Methodism's first itinerant preacher born in America. Although raised in an Anglican home, Watters was converted under the preaching and influence of Methodist preachers and soon became a class leader. At the invitation of Robert Williams, one of John Wesley's earliest workers in America, Watters embarked on his first itinerant preaching journey to the southeastern region of Virginia in October 1772. Watters quickly rose to prominence in the budding Methodist movement as a preacher and leader and was appointed to his first circuit at the 1773 Conference. As the Revolutionary War against Britain grew more intense Wesley's missionaries left the country or went into hiding. As a result Watters became a significant leader of Methodism, which included becoming the first American Methodist to chair a Methodist Conference in 1778. In the late 1770's the growing problem of limited access to the ordinances of baptism and communion came to a head with Methodists in Virginia and North Carolina ordaining themselves so that they could administer the ordinances. This created a split in American Methodism since preachers north of Virginia disagreed with these actions. In 1779 and 1780 the split was even more evident, with two separate annual conferences meeting. William Watters was the only preacher determined not to allow American Methodism to suffer irreparable damage from the schism. His proactive peacemaking efforts resulted in the reunification of the movement that met in a united Conference in 1781. Watters gave America Methodism fifty years of distinguished service as an itinerant preacher, a local pastor, trustee and benefactor. Health took William Watters off the punishing circuits but it could never keep him from serving the Lord through American Methodism.
Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology
D.Th.(Church History)
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