TY  - BOOK
AU  - Burdon,Adrian
TI  - Authority and Order: John Wesley and His Preachers
SN  - 9781351956604
AV  - 2005011773 
U1  - 262/.07 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Methodist Church--Government
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Prologue: 'I am a Church of England Man' -- 1 Wesley's Initial Position: Authority of Rubric and Canon -- 2 After Aldersgate: Authority of a Warm-Hearted Evangelist -- 3 Wesley's Assistants: 'Sons of the Gospel' -- 4 Wesley' s Expression of Authority: 'I am a Scriptural Episcopos' -- 5 Ordination of the Assistants: Is it Separation from the Church of England? -- 6 Wesley Reflects upon his Actions: 'Prophets and Priests' - Ireland 1789 -- 7 The Liturgy: Prayer Book Ordinal Adapted -- 8 The Text: Wesley's Adaptation of the Prayer Book Ordinal -- Epilogue: 'Be Church of England Men Still' -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - Authority and Order explores the origins of the Methodist order and identifies the nature of authority exercised by John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church. Adrian Burdon charts the journey of John Wesley and his people towards the ordination of preachers, which became such a major issue among the first Methodist Societies. Particular attention is paid to the covenant for unity between English Methodists and the Church of England
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