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Library of Congress Subject Headings:

  • Methodism
  • Methodist Church
  • Methodists
  • Methodist Preaching

Overview of the history and structure of the United Methodist Church
General Conference Publications
 Annual Conference Publications
Wesley Works
Internet Resources
Microform publications
Methodist Research Collections
Selected Journals in the Theology Library

General Conference Publications

Daily Christian Advocate
Issued daily during General Conference, with proceedings, agenda, text of bills submitted, and news. As of 1988, this stands as the official Journal of the General Conference, so the Library no longer retains a separate file of the Advocate.

  • United Methodist Church (U.S.).
    Theo Period. D142
    (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996)  
  • Methodist Church (U.S.).
    Theo Research Period. D 14
    (1939, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964)  
  • Methodist Episcopal Church Theo Research Period. D14
    (1924, 1928, 1932)

Journal of the General Conference
Until 1988, this was a re-edited version of proceedings from the Daily Christian Advocate, but it is no longer re-edited, rather the Advocate stands as the official record.

  • United Methodist Church (U.S.)
    Reference BX 8382.2 .A1
    (1968-2000+)
  • Methodist Church (U.S.)
    Journal of the Uniting Conference.
    Reference BX 8382 .A1. Also Microfilm BX 8382 .A1.
    (1939)

    Journal of the General Conference.
      Reference BX8382 .A1. Also Microform BX 8382 .A1.
    (1940-1964)
  • Methodist Episcopal Church.
    A summary of the General Conferences from 1792 to 1896 is available in The General Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church from 1792 to 1896, prepared by a literary staff under the supervision of Lewis Curts (Cincinnati : Curts & Jennings, 1900).  Reference BX 8381 .A15. Also Microfiche BX 8381 .M57 1900.

    Journal of the General Conference.
    Reference BX 8381 .A1. Also Microfilm BX 8381 .A1.
    (1796-1836, 1840-1844, 1848-1856, 1860, 1872, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1832, 1936.) (1866 is lacking in Reference)
  • Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
    Journal of the General Conference.
    Microfilm BX 8391 .A1
    (1846, 1850 1846, 1850, 1854, 1858, 1866, 1870, 1874, 1878, 1882, 1886, 1890, 1894, 1898, 1902, 1906, 1910, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1924 (special), 1926, 1930, 1934, 1938.  No conference was held in 1862.

The Book of Discipline.
The General Conference re-writes the Book of Discipline, which contains the rules for the church, every four years.

  • United Methodist Church (U.S.)
     Reference BX 8382.2 .A1
    Research BX 8382.2 .A1
    (1968-2000)
  • Methodist Church (U.S.)

    Reference BX 8382 .A1
    Research BX 8382 .A1
    (1940-1964)

  • Methodist Episcopal Church

    Reference BX 8381 .A1
    Research BX 8381 .A1
    (1900-1936)

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Annual Conference Publications

  • General Minutes of the Annual Conferences.
    This publication lists the basic Disciplinary Questions (who is ordained) and gives a list of appointments with statistics on local churches.
    • United Methodist Church (U.S.) Reference BX 8381 .A2
      (1968-2000)

    • Methodist Church (U.S.) Reference BX 8381 .A2
      (1939-1967)


    • Methodist Episcopal Church. Earliest volumes titled "Minutes of some conversations between the preachers in connection with the Rev. Mr. John Wesley."
      Reference BX 8381 .A2
      (1773-1939)
  • Annual Conferences in the New England Area.
    • The New England Conference (1994-2001+)
      • Reference BX 8382.2 .N48


    • The Maine Conference (1841-1993)
      Reference BX 8381 .M3

    • The East Maine Conference (1848-1922)
      Reference BX 8381 .M33


    • The New Hampshire Conference (1833-1993)
       Reference BX 8381 .N38


    • The Southern New England Conference (1970-1993)
      Reference BX 8382.2 .S75

    • The New England Southern Conference (1881-1969)
      Reference BX 8381. N35

    • The Providence Conference (1842-1880)
       Reference BX 8381 .N35

    • The New England Conference (1845-1969)
      Reference BX 8381 .N33
      The conference started in 1797, but only began printing annual journals in 1845; for earlier information, see the General Minutes.


       
  • Annual Conferences in the United States
      • Reference BX 8382.2 .A01
      Current volumes, alphabetically.

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John Wesley Works

 This is a listing of standard works in the Reference Room. 

  • The Works of John Wesley, Thomas Jackson edition.
      14 vol. Third edition, 1831; reprinted by the Wesleyan Conference Office, London, 1872. Still in reprint editions and on CDRom. Early standard collection. Index of Scripture references, v. 14, 366-372; General Index, v. 14, 373-532.
    Theo Reference BX 8217 .W5
  • The Journal of the Rev. John Wesley, Standard edition, ed. Curnock.  8 vol. Originally issued 1905-1916, reissued in 1938 in a Bicentennary edition. General Index, v. 8, 351-476.
    Theo Reference BX 8217 .W48 1938
  • The Letters of the Rev. John Wesley, Standard edition, ed. Telford.
    8 vol. Issued in 1931. General Index, v. 8, 291-359.
    Theo Reference BX 8217.W5 1931
  • Wesley's Standard Sermons, Standard edition, ed. Sugden. 
    2 vol. Originally issued in 1920, 3d. annotated edition released in 1951. Index, v. 2, 529-541.
    Theo Reference BX 8217 .W4
  • The Works of John Wesley, Oxford/Bicentennial/Abingdon ed.
    Began in 1975 as the late twentieth century critical edition. Sections will have indexing, such as Sermons, v. 4: Bibliographic Index, 574-650; Scripture Index, 651-687; General Index, 688-738.
    Theo Reference BX 8217 .W5 1975
The Library also has a substantial collection of original eighteenth century publications, plus many other editions of the works of John and Charles Wesley and biographies.

Wesley Works On-Line

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Journals in the Theology Library

  • AME Church Review
  • Asbury Theological Journal
  • Asian-American News
  • Christian Social Action
  • Catalyst
  • Christian Recorder (AME)
  • Circuit Rider
  • Covenant Discipleship Quarterly
  • Cross Currents (New England Conference, PDF file)
  • L'eco delle Valli Valdesi
  • Epworth Review
  • Evangelische Kommentare
  • The Font (OSL)
  • Good News
  • Holiness Today
  • The Interpreter
  • El Interprete
  • Methodist History
  • Methodist Recorder
  • Michigan Christian Advocate
  • New World Outlook
  • Northeastern United Methodist Historical Bulletin
  • Portugal Evangelico
  • Quarterly Review
  • Response
  • Revista do Cogeime
  • Riforma
  • Sacramental Life (OSL)
  • Social Questions Bulletin
  • United Methodist Newscope
  • United Methodist Reporter
  • United Methodist Rural Fellowship Bulletin
  • Weavings
  • Wellsprings
  • The Wesleyan Advocate
  • Wesleyan Christian Advocate
  • Wesleyan/Holiness Studies Center Bulletin
  • Wesleyan Theological Journal
  • Wesleyan World
  • World Parish


  Non-current titles:

  • Arminian Magazine
  • Methodist Churchman
  • Religion in Life
  • Religious Telescope
  • Together
  • Southern New Engalnd Reporter
  • Wesleyan Methodist Magazine
  • Zion's Herald (expected to resume publication in Fall 2000)
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