Methodist heritage and identity / Brian E. Beck.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

General Introduction -- Part I: Heritage. John Wesley: encounter or embarrassment? -- Rattenbury revisited: the theology of Charles Wesley's hymns -- The eucharistic hymns: an appreciation -- Reflections on Methodism after Wesley -- Reflections on connexionalism -- Connexion and koinonia: Wesley's legacy and the ecumenical ideal -- The 'Large Minutes': ecclesiological implications -- Conference episcope: history and theology -- Richard Matthews: a layman overlooked -- Part II: Identity. Who are we? The elusive Methodist identity -- A Methodist theological system? -- World Methodist theology? The Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies -- The idea of a national church -- Unity and conscience -- 'Until we all attain...': eschatology and the goal of unity -- The Porvoo Common Statement: a Methodist response -- A reflection on structural change -- What is a divinity school for? -- Index.