The Methodist Religion

The Methodist Religion

Abstract

Examination of the Methodist faith. Historical and cultural context. Concept of non-reliance on institutional authority for doctrinal guidance, spiritual and ritual tolerance. The current status of the Methodist faith. UMC's book of faith. Discusses attendance at Methodist service by a Catholic.

The Methodist Religion

This research examines the Methodist faith. The research will give an account of the historical and cultural context and current status of Methodism as a faith and also discuss attendance at a Methodist ritual service. One of the most serious challenges facing any comparative study of religion, particularly for the person of faith, is the impulse to break with scholarly objectively and embrace an ethos of evaluation that has the effect of making undue assumptions or judgments about the objects of investigation. The lessons of tolerance and humility in the face of the faith of those who to a student of religion who is also a person of faith, and more then this, a professed Christian, may seem alien or even dangerous merely because their beliefs are "Other" are difficult to learn. Yet the obligations remains as injunctions from both bible.

There are several Methodist churches with the United Methodist Church being the most common of all the Methodist churches. The Untied Methodist Church has a certain way of running things, just as every church does. Here are the top ten guidelines to being a United Methodist: 10. We are a church that encourages a strong pulpit. The people come expecting to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed powerfully. 9. We are a church that encourages a strong , warmhearted personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Jesus Christ is it at the heart of everything we do. 8. We are a worldwide church. You can find a United Methodist church, mission, school. hospital or clinic in many villages, hamlets, towns or cities around the world. 7. We are an open, inclusive church. Our members come from every culture and every socio- economic group and all are embraced. We have more Asian American and Native- American members than any other denomination. We are second in number of Hispanic- American members. We have more African- American members than several other denominations combined. In addition, we have been at the forefront in encouraging women to give strong leadership in the church and therefore we have more women clergy than any other denomination. 6. We are a giving church. Every person who joins the Unites Methodist Church promises to serve God and support the church with our prayers, our presence, our gifts and our service, and that pledge of loyalty enables us to give generously to benevolence and mission efforts. 5. We are a church with a family spirit. That family spirit enables us to be there for each other in our joys and sorrows