Wesleyan

Wesleyan is the adjective form of Wesley, referring either to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism (a current within Protestant Christianity) or to one or another of the Methodist denominations deriving from that current. The Wesleyan Church, split from the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1843.

In a closely related usage, Wesleyan may refer to the theological emphasis on sanctification, characteristic of the holiness movement of which Wesley was part.

Wesleyan used as a noun may refer to one of many universities and liberal arts colleges named after John Wesley. These include:
United States
Dakota Wesleyan University, in South Dakota
Illinois Wesleyan University, in Illinois
Indiana Wesleyan University, in Indiana
Iowa Wesleyan College, in Iowa
Kentucky Wesleyan College, in Kentucky
Nebraska Wesleyan University, in Nebraska
North Carolina Wesleyan College , in North Carolina
Ohio Wesleyan University, in Ohio
Oklahoma Wesleyan University, in Oklahoma
Roberts Wesleyan College, in New York
Southern Wesleyan University , in South Carolina
Tennessee Wesleyan College , in Tennessee
Texas Wesleyan University, in Texas
Virginia Wesleyan College, in Virginia
Wesleyan College, in Georgia
Wesleyan University, in Connecticut
West Virginia Wesleyan College, in West Virginia
Global
Nagasaki Wesleyan University , Japan
Wesleyan University, in the Philippines

Last updated: 08-22-2005 09:53:50

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