Doctrine and Theology in the United Methodist Church

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ISBN: 9780687110193 | 068711019X
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Copyright: 10/1/1990

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This volume is intended to set in historical context the official United Methodist theological statements in the Disciplines of 1972 and 1988, and to foster reflection on and discussion of the 1988 statement.

Dr. Thomas A. Langford is the William Kellon Quick Professor of Theology and Methodist Studies at the Divinity School, Duke University

Preface	p. 7
Introduction: A Wesleyan/Methodist Theological Tradition	p. 9
The 1972 Disciplinary Statement
Introduction	p. 19
Introduction to the Report of the 1968-72 Theological Study Commission	p. 20
United Methodism in Agony	p. 26
Doctrinal Standards in The United Methodist Church	p. 39
United Methodism in Search of Theology	p. 52
Church Doctrinal Standards Today	p. 64
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral--In John Wesley	p. 75
The 1988 Disciplinary Statement
Introduction	p. 91
In Search of Continuity and Consensus: The Road to the 1988 Doctrinal Statement	p. 93
At Full Liberty: Doctrinal Standards in Early American Methodism	p. 109
What Are "Established Standards of Doctrine"? A Response to Richard Heitzenrater	p. 125
Response to the Revised Statement on "Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task"	p. 143
The "Wesleyan Quadrilateral": The Story of a Modern Methodist Myth	p. 154
Is Theological Pluralism Dead in The U.M.C.?	p. 162
In Quest of a Common Faith: The Theological Task of United Methodists	p. 168
Conciliar Theology: A Report	p. 176
Reflections upon the 1988 Disciplinary Statement
Introduction	p. 189
History in the Discipline	p. 190
Doctrinal Affirmation and Theological Exploration	p. 203
The Style and Substance of United Methodist Theology in Transition	p. 208
From Pluralism Towards Catholicity? The United Methodist Church after the General Conference of 1988	p. 223
The United Methodist Quadrilateral: A Theological Task	p. 232
Afterword	p. 245
Notes	p. 247
Index	p. 268
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