wesleyan in English

adjective
1
of, relating to, or denoting the teachings of John Wesley or the main branch of the Methodist Church that he founded.
From unassuming beginnings in the 1760s, Wesleyan Methodists had achieved many successes in America by the close of the eighteenth century.
noun
1
a follower of Wesley or adherent of the main Methodist tradition.
The various branches of Methodism - Wesleyans , Primitive Methodists, and Bible Christians - united in 1902, ahead of a similar union in Britain.

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1. Explore Advising at Texas Wesleyan

2. Browers Wesleyan Church, Asheboro, NC

3. The official athletics website for the West Virginia Wesleyan College Bobcats

4. AY 420 N6 P7 1864-66 The provincial Wesleyan almanack (Halifax, N.S.)

5. For one theological stream (Arminian/Wesleyan), they affirm that God initiates through prevenient grace.

6. 10 A . E . Stringer is the author of Human Costume Channel Markers ( Wesleyan University Press ).

7. Founded in 1859, the Wesleyan College Alumnae Association (WCAA) is the world's FIRST Alumnae association

8. 12 Wesleyan brought Barlow in contact with such luminaries as John Cage, Buckminster Fuller and Jerzy Kosinski.

9. Carder and Warner explore the rich Wesleyan theological grounding for such leadership with its abundant emphasis on grace

10. Admoni might have entered Wesleyan University with the intent to major in journalism, but science and research ran deep in her blood

11. Admoni holds a PhD in Computer Science from Yale University, and a BA/MA joint degree in Computer Science from Wesleyan University

12. Is the EFCA Arminian/Wesleyan (Lutheran) or Calvinist/Reformed regarding the doctrine of salvation? Historically, Evangelicals affirm that because of sin, God initiates salvation

13. All former Wesleyan students who have earned 30 or more semester hours at the College - whether or not they graduated - are considered Alumnae and are automatically members of WCAA.

14. After graduating from Nebraska Wesleyan University with a BFA in Acting, as well as a BA in Theater Arts Management, she is thrilled to be joining the Coterie's Teaching Artist team!

15. The Battlers (4-3, 4-3 MEC) led 41-37 at halftime before Wesleyan (0-7, 0-7) opened the second half on an 8-3 run to take the lead

16. 26 "I think we're dealing with a case of three blind men and an elephant," says James Greenwood, a planetary scientist at Wesleyan University in Connecticut who has worked on apatite studies.

17. Andrew Achey is a Logansport Attorney who graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree of Liberal Arts from Indiana Wesleyan and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Robert McKinney School of Law

18. About Amplify Amplify is a multi‐media platform that delivers high quality, searchable content with an emphasis on Wesleyan perspectives for church‐wide, group, or individual use on any device at any time

19. The top companies hiring now for Criminologist jobs are Nebraska Wesleyan University, Upgrade, University of Scranton, City of New Orleans, Spring Hill College, Loyola University Chicago, The University of Alabama, Georgia Gwinnett College, Western Kentucky University, California State University, Monterey Bay

20. Arapaho UMC is a progressive, casual and LGBTQ+ affirming Wesleyan community in Richardson, TX, striving to intentionally develop our faith, engage in ministry with the poor, cultivate deeper relationships and help our refugee and immigrant friends to thrive.

21. Academy, Abbey, Apostolate ® The interplay of scholarship, spiritual edification, and service defines our unique vision for educating both undergraduate and seminary students — all informed by our Wesleyan heritage that joins "knowledge and vital piety" as a means of changing the world.

22. A growing number of Arminians are embracing a non-Wesleyan variety of Arminianism that’s coming to be known as “Reformed Arminianism.” The mainstream of this movement in the United States is found in the Free Will Baptist denomination, the origins of which date back to the English General Baptist movement of the 17th century.

23. The New York Times (February 6, 1983, p. 42) added: “‘There is a fascination on the part of the evangelical right with Israel and a belief that everything Israel does must be supported, because God is on Israel’s side,’ said Timothy Smith, a professor of theology at Johns Hopkins University and a Wesleyan evangelical.”