Traces the history of Methodism from the eighteenth-century Wesleyan movement through successive stages of theological development to its role in today's ecumen
Hempton explores the rise of Methodism from its unpromising origins as a religious society within the Church of England in the 1730s to a major international re
In 2003, Methodists celebrated the 300th anniversary of the birth of their founder, John Wesley. Today, there are more than 300 Methodist denominations in 140 n