About
The Methodist Movement began in the mid-eighteenth century with John and Charles Wesley, clergy in the Church of England, who preached outside the walls of churches and organized groups for spiritual disicpline. Today many denominations claim Methodist heritage and theology; the largest is the United Methodist Church.
The focus of this guide is the United Methodist Church, its predecesor bodies in the United States, and its Wesleyan roots. Topic areas include, history, theology, doctrine, polity, and practice of ministry.
Some resources are available to Emory affiliates only, but when possible, freely available on-line resources are recommended.
Library of Congress
When browsing the shelves, books on Methodism can be found in the BX8201-8495 call numbers.
When seaching the catalog, use the authorized subject heading for each denomination:
Methodist Church (the default when a specific denomination isn't clear)
Methodist Church (U.S.)
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Methodist Protestant Church (U.S. 1830-1939)
United Methodist Church (U.S.)
Add geographic or conference name for more specificity. (Example Methodist Church (US) Georgia)
Adding any of these words will also help focus the search:
- doctrine;
- education;
- government;
- history,
- missions;
but to search for Methodist Leaders, use: "Methodists biography" or the name of the person.
Helpful links
- Official Website of the United Methodist Church
- United Methodist Key Information
- General Commission on Archives and History
- Methodist Review List of Methodist and Wesleyan Research Centers
- African American Methodist Heritage Center
- Wesley Center Online
- Agency Publications
- Methopedia
- Bishops' Letter 2009
- Wesley Bibliography
- This is Our Story
- United Methodist Pastors Pointers
- Duke Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition
- Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist periodicals
Blogs of Interest
- The MethoblogA collection of blogs by pastors and writers in the United Methodist Church.
- United Methodeviations: Rethinking Church inthe 21st CenturyMaintained by ordained elder and writer Dan R. Dick. An ecclectic mix of wisdom, criticism, inspiration. Progressive and provocative.
- Emerging United MethodistA place for United Methodists and others to explore and share their ideas, resources, visions, and dreams of or about mission, ministry and worship in the emerging missional way... (from the blog)
Journals and Magazines
Many scholarly journals feature articles on Methodism. Use the ATLA Religion Database with broad search terms methodis* or Wesley* (with related topic, if desired) to find articles and essays. The following journals are highly recommended.
Dissertations and Theses
- Doctoral theses in Wesleyan and Methodist Studies, 2011The journal Methodist History includes an annual list of recent doctoral theses related to Methodism, as compiled by the Methodist Librarian at Drew University. The most recent is for 2011 and is printed in the April 2012 issue (v. 50, no. 3), p. 185-186. The issue is available in the periodicals room of Pitts Theology Library.
- Dissertations and Theses (Full-Text)
Bibliography
This is an updated and digitized edition of United Methodist Studies: Basic Bibliographies by Kenneth Rowe and Christopher Anderson. Must see!
Book Series
Methodist Archive
An exciting new digitization project through the Internet Archive can be found at AmericanMethodism.org This is a cooperative project of all United Methodist theology libraries and includes all General Conference Journals from 1972 to the present.
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