Methodism [ Spirituality / Associational culture / Religious Belief ]
… the Established Church was constantly compared to the Church in Berea presented in the Acts of the Apostles as an ideal community that welcomed St Paul. 7 According to this conception of the established Church, the Bible was clear enough … Wesley's death in 1791, the Methodists societies professed their belonging to the national Church and to the national community. Even after the official separation from the Established Church, Methodists continued to defend the social and …
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