The Antidote to Dr. Ryerson's Scriptural Rights, &c: In Two Parts, No. 1 Relating to Children, No. 2 Do. to Adults; Shewing the Error of the Positions ... Meeting Is Not a Proper Condition of Member - Hardcover
Synopsis
A critical look at church membership, baptism, and class meetings in Wesleyan Methodism.
This nonfiction pamphlet presents Henry Wilkinson’s examination of Dr. Ryerson’s positions on who belongs to the church and what counts as true membership. It contrasts baptism’s role for children with the practical means by which Methodists have kept the church spiritually alive and united, especially through class meetings. The author argues for a broader understanding of who is part of the church and questions whether attendance at class meetings should be required for membership.
- Explore the debate over infants and children as members of the church, and how baptism and covenant theology relate to membership.
- Learn how Wilkinson defends a version of church purity and order through class meetings and disciplined membership.
- Read key arguments about what constitutes moral conduct, faith, and the true measure of Christian belonging within Wesleyan Methodism.
- See a historicalist take on how church structures and practice influence who remains in the church and who is excluded.
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