Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist Periodicals, 1744-1960 - Volumes
Volumes
9 volumes in Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist Periodicals, 1744-1960
The Arminian magazine
Vol.1-20 (1778-1797). This monthly magazine was named by its founder, John Wesley, after the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius, or Jakob Harmenszoon (1560-1609). Like Arminius, Methodists believed in universal redemption, opposing the Calvinist doctrine of salvation only for the 'elect'. Described in the subtitle as "consisting of extracts and original treatises on universal redemption", and originally printed by J. Fry of Queen Street, London, the magazine was edited by John Wesley... Read more →
The Methodist magazine
Described in the first volume following the title change as "being a continuation of The Arminian magazine first published by the Rev. John Wesley, A.M., consisting chiefly of extracts and original treatises on general redemption." The numeration starts with Vol. 21, following on from the earlier title. It continues as The Wesleyan-Methodist magazine from 1822. Read more →
The Wesleyan-Methodist magazine
The title continues 'for the year 1822, [etc.]', with the subtitle "being a continuation of the Arminian or Methodist Magazine first published by the Rev. John Wesley." Bibliographically, The Wesleyan-Methodist magazine, is subdivided into 3rd (1822-1844), 4th (1845-1854), 5th (1855-1876) and 6th (1877-1913) series, with the volume numbers beginning again each time, in addition the title page's displaying those "from the commencement" of The Arminian magazine in 1778. Read more →
Minutes of the Methodist conferences, 1744-1877
The full title for each volume is given as Minutes of the Methodist conferences from the first, held in London, by the late Rev. John Wesley, A.M., in the year 1744, published at the Conference Office on City Road, London, until vol. 15, when the Office relocated to neighbouring Castle Street. The series comprises twenty volumes which, from vol. 17 onwards, overlap with the Minutes of several conversations between the... Read more →
