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Methodism
The proceedings of the Methodist Church Congress held in The Central Hall, Bristol -- October 7-10, 1929. This volume is offered to a wider public in belief that the effort of the Congress to bring out the value and significance for the life of today of the Methodist Witness to ""a free, full, present, salvation,"" deserves a permanent record. For the individual reader, we venture to suggest that the book should be read with the endeavor to relate the addresses with the accompanying devotional exercises as they are presented for the proceedings of each session. It is for this purpose that the devotional services have been combined with the respective addresses. For the same reason it is also hoped that the book may provide a welcome and inspiring textbook and devotional guide for the Guilds and Study Circles.
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224 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1963
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August 17, 2025
Considering the book's date of printing it continues to offer a succinct and learned account of the origins, early years and development of Methodism, particularly in the UK, and more praticularly England. I found the first chapter on the antecedents of the denomination to be thought provoking. Having once studied the tenets of Methodism and John Wesley's sermons among other texts within a Methodist preachers course, I found that the book amplified my knowledge by proving a contextual background. One can argue that Methodism in Australia is omitted and that its successful amalgamation with other churches into the Uniting Church is not mentioned, but these are excusable oversights. Excusable because the history of the US experience exemplifies the ethic of service and equality of the under classes, and its stance against slavery was much less of an issue in Australia. I am sure there are many other fine books on the subject, but this one is a fine abridgement of a diverse and critical subject of recent centuries. What a pity that the approach is in decline. Professor Emeritus Lindsay Falvey
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