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The Experience of God in the Early Methodist Tradition The Experience of God in the Early Methodist Tradition
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The Wesley Family and the Eighteenth-Century Context The Wesley Family and the Eighteenth-Century Context
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Oxford Methodism, 1725–1735 Oxford Methodism, 1725–1735
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Reason and Revelation Reason and Revelation
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Understanding and Experience Understanding and Experience
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The Means of Grace The Means of Grace
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Union with God Union with God
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The Struggle with Mysticism The Struggle with Mysticism
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The Mission to North America, 1735–1738 The Mission to North America, 1735–1738
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The Power of Music The Power of Music
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The Influence of Moravian Theology and the Experience The Influence of Moravian Theology and the Experience
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The Emergence of Wesleyan Methodism The Emergence of Wesleyan Methodism
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Structures and Spiritual Guidance Structures and Spiritual Guidance
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Spiritual Guidance for Local Leaders Through the Travelling Preachers Spiritual Guidance for Local Leaders Through the Travelling Preachers
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Testing and Interpreting the Experience of God Testing and Interpreting the Experience of God
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Spiritual Senses and Perceptible Inspiration Spiritual Senses and Perceptible Inspiration
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Diversity of Religious Experience Affirmed Diversity of Religious Experience Affirmed
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Methodism in the Nineteenth Century Methodism in the Nineteenth Century
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Methodism in the Twentieth Century Methodism in the Twentieth Century
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Methodism in the Twenty-First Century Methodism in the Twenty-First Century
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Suggested Reading Suggested Reading
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References References
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22 Experience of God
Get accessThomas R. Albin is Dean of the Upper Room Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Published:02 January 2010
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Abstract
This article discusses the experience of God in Methodism. The Methodist understanding and experience of God is grounded in the Judaeo-Christian Scripture and developed in the context of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment. Through the leadership of John and Charles Wesley, Methodism was able to bring together a dynamic understanding of reason and revelation based on the biblical teaching that humankind is created in the image and likeness of God. All experience of God, for the Wesleys, was a gift of grace, to be received by faith. The only adequate response was faith, love, and obedience. The wide diversity of Christian experiences within the Methodist movement were nurtured to maturity through a complex system of spiritual guidance involving: (1) a spiritual mentor or sponsor; (2) a small-group leader of the class or band; (3) a variety of larger settings for spiritual instruction and practice, e.g., the meeting of the united society, the watch-night, the love feast, and the covenant renewal service; (4) literature for the spiritual instruction of those who could read; and (5) leadership training, and opportunities for service that included both laymen and laywomen.
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