United Methodist History Doctrine
and Polity Online Courses
LOGON 261 Course Description
A continuation of LOGON 260, focusing on two concerns: 1) enabling the student to understand the nature and functioning of the United Methodist Church as the instrumental expression of its historical development and theological assumptions, to affirm and explore the institutional structures as viable instruments for ministry, to understand the nature of authority and power as they relate to the United Methodist structure, and to contribute to the process of change in the church structure; 2) a study of the origins of the United Methodist doctrinal heritage in the theology of John Wesley, Philip Otterbein, and Jacob Albright; the development of that heritage in the Methodist, Evangelical, and United Brethren families of churches; and the distinctive marks of that heritage. (3 credits) For United Methodist students this course and United Methodist History, Doctrine and Polity I together meet in full the United Methodist studies requirements of para. 324.6.d, 335.3.d and 347.2.2.b of the Book of Discipline, 2004 edition.
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