<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The following article was delivered as the annual lecture of the Methodist Sacramental Fellowship at the 2016 Methodist Conference in London. Beginning with the original context of John Wesley's well-known phrase, ‘the world as my parish’, this article explores the digital aspects of our global parish today. Putting the digital age on the agenda of the Church's mission is seen as a similar response to Wesley's decision to become ‘more vile’ and enter the world of field preaching. The lecture concludes by offering a fresh approach to Methodist identity magnified by aspects of digital culture, calling for the creation of digital Arminianism, digital field preaching, digital creativity and, ultimately, a digital parish. The article proposes that Methodism embrace a digital social holiness to spread scriptural holiness throughout the geographic and digital landscape.</p></abstract>

The following article was delivered as the annual lecture of the Methodist Sacramental Fellowship at the 2016 Methodist Conference in London. Beginning with the original context of John Wesley's well-known phrase, ‘the world as my parish’, this article explores the digital aspects of our global parish today. Putting the digital age on the agenda of the Church's mission is seen as a similar response to Wesley's decision to become ‘more vile’ and enter the world of field preaching. The lecture concludes by offering a fresh approach to Methodist identity magnified by aspects of digital culture, calling for the creation of digital Arminianism, digital field preaching, digital creativity and, ultimately, a digital parish. The article proposes that Methodism embrace a digital social holiness to spread scriptural holiness throughout the geographic and digital landscape.

Wesley's parish and the digital age?

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The following article was delivered as the annual lecture of the Methodist Sacramental Fellowship at the 2016 Methodist Conference in London. Beginning with...

Wesley's parish and the digital age?

Published Online: Jun 16, 2020

Page range: 337 - 358

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2016-0008

Keywords
WESLEY, DIGITAL, CULTURE, ARMINIANISM, CREATIVITY, TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, EVANGELISATION

© 2016 Pete Phillips, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Wesley's parish and the digital age?

Published Online: Jun 16, 2020

Page range: 337 - 358

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/holiness-2016-0008

KeywordsWESLEY, DIGITAL, CULTURE, ARMINIANISM, CREATIVITY, TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, EVANGELISATION

© 2016 Pete Phillips, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
WESLEY, DIGITAL, CULTURE, ARMINIANISM, CREATIVITY, TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, EVANGELISATION