Methodism [ Spirituality / Associational culture / Religious Belief ]
… ‘ Behold here, then, another excellent Benefit flowing from Religious Society ; it will keep us zealous as well as steady , in the Ways of Godliness. ’ 2 Even if the term ‘ Methodist ’ was first used as a derogatory term in satires against this Holy Club, it was then re-used by Wesley to refer to those following his teachings and coming to listen to the preachers who agreed with him, as he phrased it in a pamphlet defining what a … based on regular meetings and on the communication of feelings, yet he desired to enforce a strict discipline while his teachings were criticised for the supposed unruliness they defended: ‘ Conform yourself to those Modes of Worship which …
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