03922nam a2200541Ka 4500 ocn826657984 OCoLC 20200709055719.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130204s2002 mdu ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781461673200 (electronic bk.) 1461673208 (electronic bk.) 0810845253 9780810845251 (OCoLC)826657984 522403 (N$T) BX8349.P46 W66 2002eb REL 044000 bisacsh 287/.092 22 N$TA Wood, Laurence W., 1941- The meaning of Pentecost in early Methodism [electronic resource] : rediscovering John Fletcher as Wesley's vindicator and designated successor / Laurence W. Wood. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002. 1 online resource (xxi, 401 p.) Pietist and Wesleyan studies ; #15 Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-393) and index. Introducing John Fletcher and the forgotten, later Wesley -- Rediscovering Pentecost in early Methodism -- Misunderstanding and reconciliation over the meaning of Pentecost -- Tensions over Fletcher's interpretation of Wesley -- Wesley's authorized interpreter and designated successor -- The theologian of Methodism -- The doctrine of dispensations -- An ecclesiastical dilemma and the Pentecostal solution -- The Pentecostal Wesley and his later sermons -- The Arminian Magazine and Pentecostal perfection -- The Pentecostalism of Mary (Bosanquet) Fletcher -- Some early Methodist preachers and the motif of Pentecost -- Fletcher's legacy in American Methodism -- Fletcher's legacy disputed as the meaning of Pentecost was debated in late nineteenth-century American Methodism -- Wesley and Fletcher on the Anglican rite of confirmation -- The ecumenical relevance of Fletcher's pneumatology for the liturgical renewal movement. John Fletcher's theology of Pentecost is generally unknown today, and this book is the first comprehensive treatise on this subject. His writings were in large part responsible for shaping the theology of early American Methodism, especially his treatise on Christian Perfection, which highlighted a theology of Pentecostal sanctification. Wood recounts the decisive influence Fletcher had on early Methodism, and shows that his writings were able to "control the opinions of the largest and most effective body of evangelical clergymen of the earth." Fletcher's views on the Holy Spirit were also relevant in the ecumenical movement, specifically with reference to the World Council of Churches Commission on Faith and Order held in Lima, Peru, in 1982. This group recommended the introduction of a liturgy of the Spirit in Christian baptism. Description based on print version record. Fletcher, John, 1729-1785. Pentecostalism Methodist Church History 18th century. Methodist Church Doctrines History 18th century. La Fléchère, Jean Guillaume de (1729-1785). ram Pentecôte Église méthodiste 18e siècle. ram Église méthodiste Doctrines 18e siècle. ram Methodismus swd Pfingstbewegung swd RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Wood, Laurence W., 1941- Meaning of Pentecost in early Methodism. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2002 0810845253 (DLC) 2002010302 (OCoLC)50191980 Pietist and Wesleyan studies ; no. 15. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=522403 EBSCOhost EBSC 522403 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 52402 52402