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There is nothing like the Dictionary of Christianity in America. Even most libraries can't offer you all the facts, perspectives and information you'll find in this single volume. The work of over 400 scholars and experts in American religion, the Dictionary of Christianity in America offers 2,400 authoritative articles on nearly every aspect of this fascinating epoch in modern Christian history....

Methodist Churches. Churches which acknowledge their origins in a revival and reform movement begun by John Wesley and his brother Charles in England in the eighteenth century. While studying at Oxford University, the Wesleys, George Whitefield and others formed a “Holy Club” designed to foster greater Christian discipline, devotion and concern for the poor. Fellow students derided them as “Methodists” because of their disciplined spirituality. In 1735 the Wesleys accompanied James Oglethorpe to
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