Methodism

The movement begun by John WesleyJohn Wesley (A.D. 1703–1791) Anglican priest, revival preacher and organizer, and together with his brother Charles, a founding figure of Methodism,... and others in 18th century England, based on the Arminian theology of free will with a strong emphasis on Holiness and the possibility of entire sanctificationDerived from the Latin word sanctus for “holy” and literally means “becoming holy.” In most Protestant theology it refers to the process of be... (Christian perfection). It played a major role in the revival movement and the Second Great Awakening(A.D. 1824) Charles Finney replaces some of Jonathan Edwards’s Revivalist theology with “new measures” based on Wesleyan’s increased emphasis ....