Wesleyan-Holiness Churches in Australia: Hallelujah under the Southern Cross (Routledge Methodist Studies Series) By Glen O'Brien

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Most Wesleyan Holiness churches started in the US developing out of the Methodist roots of the nineteenth century Holiness Movement The American origins of the Holiness movement have been charted in some depth but there is currently little detail on how it developed outside of the US This book seeks to redress this imbalance by giving a history of North American Wesleyan Holiness churches in Australia from their establishment in the years following the Second World War as well as of The Salvation Army which has nineteenth century British origins It traces the way some of these churches moved from marginalised sects to established denominations while others remained small and isolated Looking at The Church of God Anderson The Church of God Cleveland The Church of the Nazarene The Salvation Army and The Wesleyan Methodist Church in Australia the book argues two main points Firstly it shows that rather than being American imperialism at work these religious expressions were a creative partnership between like minded evangelical Christians from two modern nations sharing a general cultural similarity and set of religious convictions Secondly it demonstrates that it was those churches that showed the most willingness to be theologically flexible even dialling down some of their Wesleyan distinctiveness that had the most success This is the first book to chart the fascinating development of Holiness churches in Australia As such it will be of keen interest to scholars of Wesleyans and Methodists as well as religious history and the sociology of religion generally Wesleyan Holiness Churches in Australia Hallelujah under the Southern Cross Routledge Methodist Studies Series Really enjoyed looking at the history of the Tradition in Australia Glen s work was easy to read and understand with some fantastic insights into why some churches in this movement have been able to survive in Australia while Others have struggled to forge any real momentum Hardcover .