Papers Session: The Reception History of the Wesleys
Abstract for Online Program Book (maximum 150 words)
This paper investigates the Methodist Student Movement (MSM), a significant yet often overlooked chapter in Methodist history, which replicated the original Wesleyan movement’s zeal for social holiness. Emerging in the late 1930s, the MSM mobilized young Methodists through innovative campus ministry, leadership development, and social activism. By understanding the historical context and legacies of the MSM, this research seeks to identify how students received Wesleyan theology and formation and activated it into advocacy for the racial integration of The Methodist Church.
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