Nevertheless She Leads Postcolonial Women’s Leadership for the Church
Transforming the Church so all are equal. Women have been the church, women are the church, and women will be the church. In 2020, the U.S. will commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s voting rights....
No Religion but Social Religion: Liberating Wesleyan Theology
Grace changes everything. This book invites you to rethink core concepts of the Christian faith in the invigorating, life-giving light of grace that has the power to free us and change everything. We all live...
Ordained Ministry in The United Methodist Church
Author Dr. William B. Lawrence gives us a gift in this history of ordination in the Methodist tradition. From our beginnings, ordination has always been about the community. The community confirms one's call, helps him/her...
Outside Looking In: Early Methodism as Viewed by Its Critics
Early Methodism as seen by its adversaries and detractors This book examines eighteenth-century pamphlet attacks on early Methodism, which came from all sides—the episcopacy, clergy, other Christian groups, universities, Wesley’s ex-preachers, ex-Methodist laity, the Calvinist...
Portraits of Jesus Charles Wesley’s Christology
Jesus became human so that we might become divine Charles Wesley was a portrait painter, but he used words, not oils, as his medium. As the cofounder of Methodism, he was a preacher, poet, and...
Praying with the Wesleys: Foundations of Methodist Spirituality
Prayerful living results in a grace-filled life. Prayer is a way we communicate with God and grow into a deeper relationship with God. In prayer, at our “listening post,” God speaks with us. In our...
Preaching Methodist Theology & Biblical Truth: Classic Sermons of C. K. Barrett
Preach so that others will come if only to watch you burn. In C. K. Barrett, we meet a masterful biblical scholar and gifted preacher who never lost touch with his Wesleyan heritage. In the...
Prophets to the Nations: Black Methodism, Liberation, and the American Quest for Racial Justice
A Tribute to the Unique Contribution of Black Methodism to Black Liberation Theology and Womanist Theology A new Black theology of liberation that addresses the needs of people crushed under the prevailing systems of racial,...
Quick and Easy Guide to United Methodist Polity
A convenient, reliable guide to your polity questions 250+ entries, containing: An important quote from John Wesley or other notable Methodists;a definition and how the entry relates to pastors and leaders;brief notes on historical/theological roots;related...
Raising Hope: Four Paths to Courageous Living for Black Youth
Move to courageous hope in action. This book gives tried-and-true methods to effectively reach out to Black youth and motivate them to make healthier choices that promise positive outcomes. The authors offer: 1) a narrative...