Background
Protestantism
Pietism
Anglicanism
Arminianism The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Arminianism Methodism United Methodist Church George Whitefield John Wesley Francis Asbury Charles Wesley Pietism African Methodist Episcopal Church Thomas Coke (Methodist) Prevenient Grace Christian perfection Atonement (Governmental view) List of Methodist theologians Imparted righteousness World Methodist Council Template:Methodism Methodist Church... John Wesley John Wesley was an 18th century preacher and the founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Pietism was a movement, in the Lutheran Church, lasting from the late-17th century to the mid-18th Century. ... The term Anglican (from the Angles or English) describes those people and churches following the religious traditions developed by the established Church of England. ... Arminianism is a Protestant Christian theology founded by the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius. ...

Doctrinal distinctives
Prevenient Grace
Imparted righteousness
Christian perfection
Governmental Atonement
Articles of Religion John Wesley Prevenient Grace is a Christian theological concept embraced primarily by Arminian followers of John Wesley who are part of the Methodist movement. ... Imparted righteousness, in Methodist theology, is that gracious gift of God given at the moment of the new birth which enables a Christian disciple to strive for holiness and sanctification. ... Christian Perfection is the belief that, after conversion but before death, a Christians soul may be cleansed from all stain of sin. ... The Governmental view of the atonement (also known as the moral government theory) is a doctrine in Christian theology related to the meaning and effect of the death of Jesus Christ and has been traditionally taught in Arminian circles. ... The Articles of Religion are an official doctrinal statement of American Methodism. ...

People
Charles Wesley
George Whitefield
Thomas Coke
Francis Asbury Charles Wesley (1707 - 1788) was a leader of the Methodist movement, the younger brother of John Wesley. ... George Whitefield was a minister in the Church of England and one of the leaders of the Methodist movement. ... Thomas Coke (1747-1814) was born in the Welsh town of Brecon, the son of a wealthy apothecary. ... Francis Asbury (1745-1816) was born at Handsworth, near Birmingham, England of Methodist parents. ...

Largest groups
World Methodist Council
United Methodist Church
AME Church
British Methodist Church The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church, is a Christian denomination founded by Bishop Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816. ... The Methodist Church of Great Britain or British Methodist Church is the largest Wesleyan / Methodist body in Great Britain. ...

Related movements
Holiness movement
Salvation Army
Personalism
Pentecostalism The holiness movement is composed of people who believe and propagate the belief that the carnal nature/ original sin of the human can be cleansed through faith in the Holy Spirit. ... The Salvation Army is a Christian denomination, a charity and a social services organization. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ...