John Wesley and the Methodist Church- Analysis of “Methodism and the Ch

I have been a steadfast believer that if one does not understand where you come from you bottom of the inning have small(a) understanding of where your heading. The first thirty-two pages of the book on Methodism and the Christian Heritage in England gave a background as to Wesleys foundation that so some authors overlook. The first page summed it up best in The long course of English ecclesiastical history met the force of a new concern for renewal, twain individual and institutional. A long tradition of propositional certainty of faith met the power of a personal experience of faith. An institution built by and for the establishment met a concern for the souls and bodies of the disenfranchised (p.1, Heitzenrater). This explained the transformation of both individuals and the Church at this moment in history. Of how a small congregation in Stanton Harcourt would be the starting foreshadow for a guest preacher, would shortly become the leader of an evangelical revival that wou ld, during his lifetime, spread across the lands and become a trans-Atlantic movement (p. 1, Heitzenrater). How many present at St. Michaels on that June 11 Sunday morning in 1738 realized just how important this day would be in the history of the Church in the British Isle, America and throughout the world. How the step taken by the monarchs of England influenced the Church in England to be transformed into the Church of England. The struggle in the theology of Lutheran, Calvinist, Catholicism, and Moravianism, to name just a few, would all have an influence in the foundation of the Methodist movement. Of how John Wesley, paternal grandfather was brought before the Bishop of Bristol, gigabyte Ironside, to answer charges of nonconforming to the Thirty-Nine Articles (p. 1... ...day how do we make the church relevant to a society that sees it was being a product of a long past believe system. How do we allow people to explore their faith question and at the same time append a firm foundation? The influence of Calvinist, Mystics, New Age, Atheisms, and other religious faith has caused confusion among our cognation as to what they believe in. By studying this text with our congregations we can provide them with an understanding of where Methodism came from and where we are heading. I am looking forward in gaining a better understanding of where we came from to become Methodist so that I can better chart a course of where we are heading as a congregation, denomination and a people of faith. Let the journey begin.Works Cited1.Heitzenrater, Richard P. 1995, Wesley and the plenty Called Methodist. Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN.