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the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
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Informal discriptor for a Non-Conformist and Congregationalist movement which started in the 18th. Century, and received that name due to it's emphasis on Pietism and a highly structured devotional life. Now almost exclusively Wesleyan Arminian, it originally also had a Calvinist branch. ( Reportedly a remnant of modern Calvinistic Methodists survives in Wales. )
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John Wesley preached sermons throughout Britain but the Wesleyan Methodist Church was not organised until after his death, during the 1790s. The Conference is the supreme decision-maker and evangelical work is emphasised.
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