Kevin M. Watson offers the first in-depth examination of the early Methodist band meeting: a small group of five to seven people focusing on the confession of sin in order to grow in holiness.
Kevin M. Watson offers the first in-depth examination of the early Methodist band meeting: a small group of five to seven people focusing on the confession of sin in order to grow in holiness.
Kevin M. Watson is Assistant Professor of Historical Theology and Wesleyan Studies at Seattle Pacific University. He completed his PhD at Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) in the History of the Christian Tradition. An ordained elder in The United Methodist Church, Watson lives with his wife and three children in Seattle, WA.
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* Acknowledgements * List of Abbreviations * Introduction * 1. Forerunners of the Early Methodist Band Meeting * 2. John Wesley's Structure and Theology of Discipleship * 3. The Bands as a Key to the Distinctive Wesleyan Synthesis of Anglican and Moravian Piety * 4. ''The Band Was of Great Service to Me'': Early Popular Methodist Experience of the Band Meeting (ca. 1739 - ca. 1765) * 5. ''We Had a Heaven among Us'': Transition in the Popular Practice of the Bands (ca. 1766 - ca. 1801) * Conclusion * Appendices * A. Fetter Lane Rules (I) (1738) * B. Fetter Lane Rules (II) (1738) * C. ''Rules of the Band Societies'' (1738) * D. ''Directions Given to the Band Societies' (1744) * E. ''A Method of Confession drawn up by Mr Whitefield, for the Use of the Women belonging to the Religious Societies - Taken from the Original, under Mr Whitefield's own Hand'' (1739) * F. Excerpt from William Seward's Manuscript Diary on the Importance and Method of Band Meetings (1740) * G. ''The Method of Mr. Westlay Band Meetings,'' Samuel Roberts Excerpt from Manuscript Volume * H. Of the Right Method of Meeting Classes and Bands, in the Methodist-Societies by the Late Mr. Charles Perronet * Notes * Bibliography * Index
* Acknowledgements * List of Abbreviations * Introduction * 1. Forerunners of the Early Methodist Band Meeting * 2. John Wesley's Structure and Theology of Discipleship * 3. The Bands as a Key to the Distinctive Wesleyan Synthesis of Anglican and Moravian Piety * 4. ''The Band Was of Great Service to Me'': Early Popular Methodist Experience of the Band Meeting (ca. 1739 - ca. 1765) * 5. ''We Had a Heaven among Us'': Transition in the Popular Practice of the Bands (ca. 1766 - ca. 1801) * Conclusion * Appendices * A. Fetter Lane Rules (I) (1738) * B. Fetter Lane Rules (II) (1738) * C. ''Rules of the Band Societies'' (1738) * D. ''Directions Given to the Band Societies' (1744) * E. ''A Method of Confession drawn up by Mr Whitefield, for the Use of the Women belonging to the Religious Societies - Taken from the Original, under Mr Whitefield's own Hand'' (1739) * F. Excerpt from William Seward's Manuscript Diary on the Importance and Method of Band Meetings (1740) * G. ''The Method of Mr. Westlay Band Meetings,'' Samuel Roberts Excerpt from Manuscript Volume * H. Of the Right Method of Meeting Classes and Bands, in the Methodist-Societies by the Late Mr. Charles Perronet * Notes * Bibliography * Index
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