Description
The Methodist movement began as a caucus within the Church of England. Caucuses today are view by some as little more than political nuisances. However, caucuses are vital to maintaining the relevancy of the church in today?s world for they inform the church bureaucracy of where the people at the grassroots want the church to go. This course will examine the history of caucuses within the Methodist movement including the movement itself within the Church of England, the abolitionist cause as a caucus, and the Women?s Christian Temperance Union. It will spend a majority of time on the recent uptake in the number of caucuses present since the formation of The United Methodist Church. It will seek to explain the context of each caucus?s origin and the sudden increase in the number of political caucuses, particularly around the topic of sexuality.
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