In this episode, season 4 continues with the series on Denominations. This episode begins with our second denomination: Methodism. We summarize its history, sources of authority, structure, and position on the sacraments/ordinances and conclude with its distinctive emphasis and divergences. See the landing page for sources/further reading.
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Sources/Further Reading [In the order they appear]:
- Roger Olson et al., Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 14th ed. (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2018), 353
- What’s the Church’s Position on Homosexuality, https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-what-is-the-churchs-position-on-homosexuality
- United Methodist Foundational Documents, https://www.umc.org/en/content/foundational-documents
- UMC Structure, https://sacjumc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2019-06_umc-structure_by-ryland.pdf
- UMC on Baptism, https://www.umc.org/en/content/by-water-and-the-spirit-a-united-methodist-understanding-of-baptism
- UMC on Baptism cont., By Water and the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding
- The Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion, http://gbod.org.s3.amazonaws.com/legacy/kintera/entry_3541/19/thm-bygc.pdf
- John Nevin, The Mystical Presence, p. 57, pulled from https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/resources/holy-communion-and-the-real-presence
- Communion in the UMC,
- https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-holy-communion-in-the-united-methodist-church
- The UMC Distinctive,
- https://www.umc.org/en/content/are-united-methodist-really-that-different