tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post115073496833244526..comments2024-03-29T15:01:37.898+00:00Comments on Exiled Preacher: Nonconformist boom yearsGuy Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-1152039633115859482006-07-04T20:00:00.000+01:002006-07-04T20:00:00.000+01:00During Wesley's time, many Methodists were communi...During Wesley's time, many Methodists were communicant members of the Church of England. Their Societies functioned alongside the C of E. After Wesley's death, a permanent rift emerged between Methodism and the Established Church. Gradually Societies became Churches and appointed their own Ministers. At than point Methodism became a Nonconformist grouping. <BR/><BR/>The revival of 1790-1840 was distinct from the earlier Methodist Revival. It was mainly a revival of the old dissenting Churches. <BR/><BR/>See Paul Cook's <I>The Forgotten Revival</I> referred to in the article. Iain Murray discusses Methodism after Wesley in his <I>Wesley and Men Who Followed</I> Banner of Truth Trust, 2003. <BR/><BR/>I hope that helps,<BR/><BR/>Guy DaviesGuy Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09184743462264437085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17617194.post-1152028177725221962006-07-04T16:49:00.000+01:002006-07-04T16:49:00.000+01:00Are Methodists considered non-conformists during t...Are Methodists considered non-conformists during this period? I believe that just after Wesley's death (1791), there was a major growth in their numbers, up through the time that they had a fracturing, of sorts (I think 1803-5-ish). Or are nonconformists only those who filed for legal protection under the act of toleration?Isaac M. Aldermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282951886480508721noreply@blogger.com