Christian History articles from February 2001

Christian History archives from February 2001

Did You Know?(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Interesting and unusual facts about John and Charles Wesley. Christmas Miracle When Charles was born, on December 18, 1707, his parents thought he was dead because he neither cried nor opened his eyes. He was several weeks premature,...

Innovating with the Flow.(history of Methodism)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... This issue begins with the childhood years of John and Charles Wesley, but in many ways we are picking up the story mid-stream. For though the Wesleys are rightly known as evangelical pioneers, the momentum for the movement they founded had...

From the Readers.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Hus heirs (and fans) This wonderful man was a distant relative of mine. My maiden name was Huss, my family is from the same region as Jan Hus, and we have discovered many links to him in our family tree. What I find funny is that my sister...

A Tale of Two Brothers.(John and Charles Wesley)
February 1, 2001... Like many siblings, John and Charles Wesley often clashed--and the Methodist movement profited. In 1785, at age 82, John Wesley wrote a wrenching letter to his 77-year-old brother Charles, who had for several years been openly critical of...

Like Mother, Like Son.(biography of religious leader John Wesley)
February 1, 2001... John Wesley's parents, especially his mother, profoundly influenced his character and career. The Reverend Samuel Wesley never cared much for the Isle of Axholme, a slight elevation in the middle of the north Lincolnshire fen country. He...

Attack of the Bible-Moths.
February 1, 2001... From the way Oxford scorned the Holy Club, you would think the Wesleys had created a monster. As a college student, ,Charles Wesley remarked, "Christ Church is certainly the worst place in the world to begin a reformation; a man stands a...

The Matchmakers.(John and Charles Wesley)
February 1, 2001... When the Wesley brothers agreed to help each other find wives, they never guessed their deal would lead to disaster. In 1738, John and Charles Wesley vowed that neither would wed without first receiving the other's approval. For one brother...

THE WESLEYS.(Methodists John and Charles Wesley)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... 1703 John Wesley born 1707 Charles Wesley born 1709 John rescued from fire at Epworth rectory 1714 John admitted to Charterhouse School 1720 John begins studies at Christ Church College, Oxford 1725 John ordained a deacon...

Spare the Rod and Spoil the Church.(Methodist Church)
February 1, 2001... Though Methodism thrived on big crowds, its survival depended on the discipline of small groups. When the Methodist movement began to grow, John Wesley faced the problem of dealing with converts who returned to their old ways. Many...

Be Ye Perfect?(religious philosophy of John Wesley)
February 1, 2001... The evolution of John Wesley's most contentious doctrine. When John Wesley was 6 years old, he overheard his mother advising his brother Samuel to "moralize all your thoughts, words, and actions, which will bring you to such a steadiness...

Two Views on Perfection.(religious philosophy of John and Charles Wesley)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... JOHN AND CHARLES DISAGREED ON THE MEASURE OF HOLINESS A CHRISTIAN MIGHT EXPECT ON EARTH, BUT BOTH LONGED FOR IT. from "Christian Perfection" (Sermon 40) Christian perfection, therefore, does not imply (as some men seem to have...

Start the Presses.(Protestant leader John Wesley)
February 1, 2001... No Protestant leader in the eighteenth century made better use of print media than John Wesley. If John Wesley had merely ridden 250,000 miles through the English, Scottish, and Irish countryside, preaching 42,000 sermons along the way,...

The Leadership Team.(religious philosophy of John Wesley)
February 1, 2001... These early converts supported, strengthened, and spread the Methodist movement-whether John Wesley agreed with them or not. GEORGE WHITEFIELD (1714-1770) Mouthpiece of Methodism "What does the boy mean? Prithee hold thy tongue!"...

Weeds in the Garden.(interview with Methodist and professor Tom Oden)(Interview)
February 1, 2001... 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 influence continues not only in the...

The Wesleys.(religious leaders John and Charles Wesley)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Any list of resources on the Wesley brothers is necessarily incomplete, because so much has been-and continues to be-written about them. A simple card-catalog search on the title "John Wesley" turns up books by Albert Outler, Vivian H.H. Green,...