Abstract
This collection of 22 essays is divided into three sections. The first looks at ‘how British Methodists do their God-talk’ (p. xi)—e.g. through worship and hymns, dialogues, structures, social and political action. The second considers various topics and emphases, such as the appeal to experience, the Methodist sense of fellowship, and the stress on growth in holiness. The third offers comments on the earlier essays, some from contributors outside British Methodism. The book begins with the question ‘What is so special about Methodism?’ What emerges is perhaps not so much anything ‘distinctive’ in Methodist theology, but rather certain emphases, which find expression in Methodist spirituality and social concern. Among these, Wesley's Arminian theology is central, a theology from which—though they may well not realize it!—springs the commitment of Methodists to mission and to social justice. The theology is there, but it certainly needs unmasking, and the authors have done a useful job in helping to reveal it.
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