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  2. John Wesley - Wikipedia

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    John Wesley (/ ˈ w ɛ s l i / WESS-lee; [1] 28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to ...

  3. Christian views on slavery - Wikipedia

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    In his 1774 work Thoughts on Slavery, John Wesley, Church of England priest and pioneer of Methodism, wrote of the plight of slaves in the West Indies, utterly condemning the slave trade saying it was not only contrary to the Bible, but unreconcilable even with secular notions of justice or mercy. The grand plea is, "[Slavery is] authorized by ...

  4. Methodism - Wikipedia

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    John Wesley held that entire sanctification was "the grand depositum", or foundational doctrine, of the Methodist faith, and its propagation was the reason God brought Methodists into existence. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Scripture is considered the primary authority , but Methodists also look to Christian tradition , including the historic creeds .

  5. John Wesley bibliography - Wikipedia

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    Wesley, John (1733). A collection of forms of prayer for every day in the week. Norris, John; Wesley, John (1734). A Treatise on Christian Prudence. Printed by W. Strahan. à Kempis, Thomas; Wesley, John (1735). The Christian's Pattern: or a Treatise of the Imitation of Christ. C. Rivington. Wesley, Samuel; Wesley, John (1735). Advice to a ...

  6. Wesleyan theology - Wikipedia

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    Memorial to John Wesley and Charles Wesley in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan–Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles Wesley.

  7. Sermons of John Wesley - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 138 These four volumes are collectively known as Wesley's Forty-four Sermons. An additional 97 sermons were printed in several volumes. [ 3 ] Wesley was apparently influenced by the Anglican Book of Homilies , in terms of the form (i.e. using sermons as a primary means of communication) and content.

  8. John W. Blassingame - Wikipedia

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    John Wesley Blassingame (March 23, 1940 – February 13, 2000) was an American historian and pioneer in the study of slavery in the United States. [2] He was the former chairman of the African-American studies program at Yale University . [ 3 ]

  9. Moravian slaves - Wikipedia

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    The Moravian Slaves, a popular narrative about Christian Missions concerning Johann Leonhard Dober and David Nitschmann, describes how these two young Moravian Brethren from Herrnhut, Germany, were called in 1732 to minister to the African slaves on the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix in the Danish West Indies.