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The sustainability of the seven two-year United Methodist colleges in the United StatesJohnston, Michelle R. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Mississippi State University. Department of Instructional Systems, Leadership and Workforce Development. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.
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The 1978 Methodist Schism in Transkei : a missiological analysisLungu, Maxwell Themba. 11 1900 (has links)
In 1977 the Annual Conference of the Methodist Church of South Africa (MCSA) decided to
discontinue its practice of sending messages of goodwill to the Heads of State of the Southern
African region (including Transkei). The Prime Minister ofTranskei interpreted this resolution
as implying the non-recognition ofTranskeian political independence, obtained from the Republic
of South Africa in 1976, and expressed his intention to ban the MCSA in Transkei and replace it
by the Methodist Church of Transkei (MCT)
The thesis presents, in narrative form (Chapter 2), a detailed description of the process of
the schism ( 12 January 1978 to 2 June 1978). Chapter 3 analyses the political and ecclesial
context of the schism comprehensively by examining three main issues: the Methodist tradition
in the Eastern Cape and Transkei, the Methodist tradition of pledging loyalty to the Head of State
and the emergence of Transkei as a geo-political state.
Chapter 4 focuses on the reaction of the Transkeian Methodists to the dispute between
the Transkeian Government and the MCSA. The loyalties which influenced their reaction are
identified and analysed. In this study the whole process of the schism is seen as an interplay
between and clash of different loyalties.
Chapter 5 reviews the different models and typologies used to explain and interpret the
African Independent/Initiated Church movement. The aim is to identify the elements in these
models which are relevant for an understanding of this schism.
Chapter 6 concludes the study by considering five areas of missiological importance
highlighted by the 1978 Methodist schism in Transkei, namely: ( 1) the research questions, (2)
mission and unity, (3) mission and ethnic issues, (4) prophetic mission, and (5) prophetic
ambivalence. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / D.Th. (Missiology)
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Humanity and salvation : exploring concepts of humanity within the spirituality of Wesley's understanding of salvation and African perspectives within the Methodist Church of Southern Africa.Matthew, Lauren Claire. January 2013 (has links)
This thesis seeks to explore the concepts of humanity within Wesley’s soteriology and African perspectives in response to the call of the leadership of the Methodist church of Southern Africa (MCSA) to develop theology that is informed by our Southern African context. The central problem of the paper attempts to understand how people within the life of the MCSA interact with an understanding of humanity that is formed within the frameworks of Nguni and Sotho culture as well as Christian perspectives. The thesis maps Wesley’s anthropology through his own experience of God and particularly within the trajectory of his soteriology. It also seeks unpack an understanding of humanity within the framework of Ubuntu. In attempt to ground the conversation within the lived experience of the MCSA the paper also draws in data from two focus groups that are comprised of laity and ministers in training, respectively as well as through feedback from questionnaires that the participants in the two focus groups completed.
The thesis makes use of an interpretive qualitative approach to explore the interplay of the different world – views in the lives of the participants as they share who they understand themselves to be and why they hold those particular views. The paper concludes with the observation of a pattern within the feedback from the participants that within the lives of the participants there seems to be a difference in their theoretical conception of humanity and their lived experience of their humanity. Within their theoretical understanding the participants were able to draw equally from their cultural perspectives and their Christian understanding, whilst within their lived experience, participants drew their understanding mainly from their Christian perspectives. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2013.
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The doctrine of the Holy Spirit in adult church school literature of the Methodist Church, 1941-63Lovett, Miller Currier January 1964 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / THE PROBLEM OF THE DISSERTATION:
The problem of this dissertation is to discover and evaluate what has been written about the doctrine of the Holy Spirit in selected adult church literature of The Methodist Church from 1941-63.
THE METHOD OF THE DISSERTATION:
A combination of historical, descriptive and analytical methods are used. Consideration is first given to the development of the doctrine of the Holy Spirit from Old Testament times to the present. In the light of this development criteria are formulated and used to discover how the doctrine is treated in the church school literature. Selected curriculum series are analyzed and evaluated [TRUNCATED] / 2031-01-01
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Discovering spiritual gifts at Lebanon United Methodist ChurchUsher, Grady Edward. January 2005 (has links)
Thesis (D. Min.)--Erskine Theological Seminary, 2005. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 200-204).
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A workable program of church growth for the Free Methodist Church of the PhilippinesCranston, Robert J. January 1984 (has links)
Project (D. Miss.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1984. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 372-383).
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Bridging the gap between the pulpit and the pew conversational preaching in the congregation /Patterson-Sumwalt, Susan A. January 1900 (has links)
Project (D. Min.)--Iliff School of Theology, 2006. / Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 162-166).
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Daniel Alexander Payne : churchman and educator /Stokes, Arthur P. January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 1973. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 245-256). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.
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Eucharist and Anthropology: Seeking Convergence on Eucharistic Sacrifice Between Catholics and MethodistsSours, Stephen January 2011 (has links)
<p>Eucharistic sacrifice is both a doctrine of the church and a sacramental practice. Doctrinally, it explains in what manner the sacrament is a sacrifice, or at least its sacrificial dimension; liturgically, it refers to the offering that is made in the church's celebration of the eucharist, that is, who and what is offered and by whom. Since the Reformation, Catholics and Protestants have been divided over of eucharistic sacrifice, and for most of its history after the death of the Wesleys, Methodism somewhat uncritically followed in the Protestant tradition. Now, after four decades of productive ecumenical dialogue, Catholics and Methodists seek to discern the points of convergence and divergence between them on this controversial doctrine. In short, where do Catholics and Methodists agree and disagree on eucharistic sacrifice? This dissertation is a work of systematic theology that draws from the insights of several related fields: liturgical theology, historical theology, sacramental theology, ecclesiology, and ecumenism. An investigation into what Catholics and Methodists have shared with each other to date in ecumenical dialogue serves to elucidate the state of affairs between the two churches. The traditioning voices of Thomas Aquinas and John Wesley provide instances of detailed teaching on eucharistic sacrifice. Aquinas' theology has continued to inform Catholic teaching, while Wesley's was largely forgotten in nineteenth century Methodism. His theology of eucharistic sacrifice anticipates significantly the convergence that the liturgical and ecumenical movements have achieved on this topic through their attention to the theology of the early church, yet only a handful of contemporary Methodist theologians have explored Wesley's theology of eucharistic sacrifice in detail, and fewer still from an ecumenical perspective. In recent decades, Catholic and Methodist churches have circulated official teaching on eucharistic sacrifice and made significant revisions to their eucharistic liturgies. An analysis of these texts demonstrates how each church currently articulates its doctrine of eucharistic sacrifice and celebrates it sacramentally. The analysis also allows for an assessment of the current degree of convergence between the two churches on eucharistic sacrifice. The conclusion is that, first, Methodism has begun to recover a strong doctrine of eucharistic sacrifice, and greater attention to its Wesleyan heritage can only strengthen it further. Second, the two churches share more on eucharistic sacrifice than is frequently appreciated; indeed, Methodism should recognize in Catholicism a doctrine and a liturgy with which it can fully agree. Third, eucharistic sacrifice necessitates a clearly-formulated ecclesiology, which is a topic in the dialogues where Catholics can continue to prompt Methodists for deeper reflection. Convergence on eucharistic sacrifice, if recognized by both churches, would constitute a significant step forward on the path to full communion between them.</p> / Dissertation
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The concept of sacrifice in the eucharistic hymns of John and Charles WesleyFleming, Richard Lee, January 1979 (has links)
Thesis (D. Min.)--Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, 1979. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-126).
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