Living Grace is the most comprehensive expression of systematic theology for United Methodism to appear in the 1990's. Its authors, Bishop Walter Klaiber and Dr. Manfred Marquardt, are leading theologians of continental European United Methodism. Their work meets the long-felt need to provide partners in ecumenical dialog a clearer exposition of Methodism's theology, as founded upon biblical witness, apostolic heritage, the Protestant Reformation, and the Wesleyan Revival.

The authors concede that Methodists are often regarded more as specialists in evangelization,...

Contains annotated selections from Pietist authors representing Rhineland spirituality. The influence of each author upon German-American evangelicalism, the United Brethren in Christ, and the Evangelical Association is also indicated.

O'Malley traces the history and ministry of John Seybert, the founding fatherof what eventually became the United Methodist Church.

In 1968, the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) churches merged to form The United Methodist Church. More than forty years later, many United Methodists know very little about the history, doctrine, and polity of the EUB. To be sure, there are vestiges of the EUB, most notably the Confession of Faith, in the United Methodist Book of Discipline, but there is much more to be profitably explored. For example, the EUB represents a strand of German Pietism that developed an emphasis on the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church that, with the exception of Wesley,...

The Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements probes into the relationship between Christian revival and revitalization of faith communities and the larger cultures in which they are housed, forming an assessment and interpretation of important trends in the 21st century for global revitalization of Christian faith.