Methodism

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/methodism

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding context?Emerged as a revival movement within 18th-century Anglicanism
2. What is the central doctrine?Entire Sanctification: the process of becoming holy and Christ-like
3. Who started Methodism and why?John Wesley, his brother Charles, and George Whitefield started Methodism because they wanted a more active faith. They formed the Holy Club at Oxford to practice prayer, fasting, and charity.
4. What does "entire sanctification" mean?Entire sanctification is the idea that God can make believers completely holy. Through God's grace and our own effort, we can live a life that overcomes sin.

Prevenient Grace: God's grace that works in people's lives before they consciously choose to believe or act.
Social Gospel: A Protestant intellectual movement that applied Christian ethics to social problems, particularly poverty and inequality.
Nonconformity to the World: A principle encouraging believers to live distinctively from societal norms perceived as ungodly or harmful.