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Review of Rethinking Conscientious Objection in Health Care, by Alberto Giubilini, Udo Schuklenk, Francesca Minerva, and Julian Savulescu
(2023-12-31) Torres, Eric Manuel; Catholic Theological College
British Methodist Politics after John Wesley
(2026-07-01) O'Brien, Glen; Eva Burrows College
This article surveys (primarily) British Methodist political engagement in the era after the death of John Wesley. It challenges a number of orthodoxies, including the neat categorisation of Wesleyan Methodists as politically conservative, while more radical activism is ascribed to the ‘minor Methodists’. While there is some truth to this, a more mixed political economy is argued here. British Methodist conservatism is set against the aftermath of the French Revolution and is illustrated partly through Thomas Coke’s advocacy for a group of persecuted Methodists on the island of Jersey in 1798. While Wesleyans took a conservative stance on the labour and industry disputes that emerged in the early nineteenth century, there were also those of a more progressive political caste, so a distinction needs to be made between official pronouncements and the views of individual Wesleyans. The conviction that the Christian social conscience needs to be applied to the circumstances in which people live and work has been (and remains) a basic conviction of Methodists across the political spectrum.
‘Being a United/Uniting Church in the World Methodist Communion'
(Uniting Church National History Society, 2026-08) O'Brien, Glen; Weir, Christine; Eva Burrows College
What does it mean for Uniting and United churches to be part of the global communion of Methodist churches? In the UCA we value our Wesleyan and Methodist DNA but usually think of it in terms of heritage. When serious theological work is done, we usually draw upon our Reformed theological heritage as though Methodism only offered insights into evangelism or social justice. While Wesleyan theology underwent serious theological development in the northern hemisphere during the twentieth century, Australian Methodists and, subsequently, the UCA did not (with some notable exceptions) participate deeply in this work. Given that ecumenism (what John Wesley called 'a Catholic spirit') has always been highly valued by Methodists, the presence of Uniting and United churches around the world represents a significant achievement from which global Methodism stands to learn much. A distinctively Uniting/United theology will of course be different from Wesleyan theology (or Reformed theology) but it can inform the Methodist communion through engagement with such bodies as The World Methodist Council. This paper will explore the possibilities of such engagement through the experience of having attended The World Methodist Conference and Council in Gothenburg, Sweden in August 2024, as part of a delegation of 11 UCA members.
Spirit and Becoming: On Retreat with Evelyn Underhill
(SPCK Publishing, 2027-01-18) Wrigley‐Carr, Robyn; Whitley College
Spirit and Becoming: On Retreat with Evelyn Underhill
Lucy Menzies (1882-1954).
(Bloomsbury Academic, 2026-12-11) Wrigley‐Carr, Robyn; Andrew Chandler; Whitley College
Lucy Menzies (1882-1954).