Wesleyan and Methodist Studies Unit

The Wesleyan and Methodist Studies Unit invites proposals on the topic of Pneumatology in the Wesleyan-Methodist Traditions. Proposals may be historical or theological in approach. The unit is interested in papers that explore:

• The role of pneumatology in the shaping of Wesleyan-Methodist identity.
• The place of pneumatology in Wesleyan-Methodist revivalism and the emergence of new movements, such as the Holiness Movement and Pentecostalism.
• Theologies of Wesleyan-Methodist pneumatology in various time periods, geographical locations, denominations and movements, and among various theologians in the tradition.
•  The social contexts in which Wesleyan-Methodist pneumatologies emerged.
• The connections between pneumatology and liturgy and worship in the Wesleyan-Methodist traditions.
•  The contributions of Wesleyan-Methodist pneumatology to the Christian tradition and global Christianity.  

 The Wesleyan and Methodist Studies Unit invites proposals on the topic of Global and Postcolonial approaches to Wesleyan/Methodist church history. The unit is interested in papers that explore:

• Exploring how the fields of global Christianity and postcolonial studies help us to reconceptualize and develop new approaches to the study of Wesleyan/Methodist history.
• Interrogating which communities have been put at the 'center' and 'periphery' of Wesleyan/Methodist history.
• Uncovering the resources Wesleyan/Methodist history provides for a decolonized and global approach to the history of Christianity more broadly.
• Analyzing ways in which decolonial methodology, particularly decolonial historiography challenges the triumphalistic nature of some historical narratives within the Wesleyan-Methodist context.
• Exploring how a decolonized or global approach changes the teaching of Wesleyan/Methodist history.