The United Methodist Free Churches
The United Methodist Free Churches

Author: Oliver A. Beckerlegge

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2017-08-29

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1532638337

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“In it I have striven to show not only the historical outlines of the Free Methodists, but something also of their ethos. Many of the principles for which they stood are under a cloud in these days; but some of us believe they are of eternal validity. Indeed there are some strange parallels with, and therefore pertinent commentaries on, events in very recent Methodist history, and the discerning eye will not fail to notice them!” — From the Preface

Citizenship and Community
Citizenship and Community

Author: Eugenio F. Biagini

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-06-20

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780521893602

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In 1883 the radical journalist W. E. Adams described community self-government as 'the essence of all political liberalism that is worthy of the name'. This collaborative volume of essays enlarges upon Adams' thesis, applying it to the study of various 'currents of radicalism' in Britain and Ireland, and ranging from Victorian advanced liberals to Irish and Welsh socialists in the 1920s. Citizenship and Community explores the links between liberalism, social democracy and nationalism within the framework of classical republican ideals of 'civic virtue' and active citizenship. Its strong comparative emphasis breaks down conventional views of the state, and focuses attention on the regions of Britain, revealing how different forms of collective identity interacted in popular attitudes to political and social debates at a national level.