The Greatest Story Never Told: Revive Us Again

The Greatest Story Never Told: Revive Us Again

God raises up Methodists for such a time as this.Â

Here is a ditty Len Sweetâ€™s Methodist grandfather used to sing:Â
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A Methodist, a Methodist will I be
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A Methodist will I die.Â Â
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Iâ€™ve been baptized in the Methodist wayÂ
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â And Iâ€™ll live on the Methodist side.Â Â

What â€œgeniusâ€ of Methodism inspired this kind of love and loyalty in the earlier years of the faith? What did it mean to live in â€œthe Methodist wayâ€ and to die on â€œthe Methodist side?â€ Perhaps it is time to resurrect a neo-Wesleyan identity and to challenge the prevailing â€œone-calorie Methodismâ€ that characterizes so much of our tribe today.Â Â

What makes a Methodist? How can we re-ignite the spark of genius that motivated such commitment in our cloud of witnesses?Â Â Â

The essence of Methodismâ€™s genius resides in two famous Wesleyan mantras: â€œheart strangely warmedâ€ (inward experiences with a fire in the heart) and â€œthe world is our parishâ€ (outward experiences with waterfalls of cutting-edge intelligence). For Wesley, internal combustion, the former, led to external combustion, the latter.Â Â

In the 18th century, Methodists in general (and in their younger years, the Wesley brothers themselves) were accused of being too â€œsexy.â€ What else could all those â€œlove feastsâ€ and â€œstrangely warmed heartsâ€ be about? Why else were all those women in positions of leadership? Â With this book the author hopes to bring back to life some of Methodismâ€™s sexiness so that our current reproduction crisis can be reversed.
Country USA
Brand Abingdon Press
Manufacturer Abingdon Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781426740329
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Abingdon Press
Manufacturer	Abingdon Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781426740329
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Greatest Story Never Told: Revive Us Again

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