Gender, emotion, medicine, electricity, ecology, literacy, rhetoric—these terms are a little thin in the indices of the standard books on John Wesley and the history of Methodism. More typical would ...

THE history of a religious denomination is in itself a matter of no small importance. Taken in connection with other ecclesiastical bodies as a portion of the data in estimating the national ...

In 1766 Philip Embury and a handful of John Wesley’s disciples organized the first New World preaching societies of Methodism, which then was merely a dissident Anglican sect. Last week more than ...

The Global Ambassador of Methodist Heritage Sites visited Arkansas churches this month, sharing stories about the founder of Methodism, John Wesley, and his worldwide Christian movement. At each stop, ...

The Methodist pursuit of holiness has, over 200 years, branched off in some startling directions. A conversation with Tom Oden. The story of the Wesley brothers doesn’t end with their deaths. Their ...

Throughout the extensive history of the Church, numerous events of lasting significance have occurred. Each week marks anniversaries of impressive milestones, unforgettable tragedies, amazing triumphs ...

There are people in the pews, dollars in the collection plates, and 65 million Americans who claim to be Protestants. But the outwardly prosperous Christian churches are beset with inner anxiety.

This is one of a series of stories related to the 250th anniversary of the arrival of Methodist leader Francis Asbury in the United States. (RNS) — Two and a half centuries ago, Francis Asbury arrived ...