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* ] in Norcross, Georgia is a private secondary school. | * ] in Norcross, Georgia is a private secondary school. | ||
*'''Wesleyan''' may refer to one of many universities and ] colleges named after John Wesley, most of which are affiliated with a branch of Methodism, but there are several that are no longer affiliated and whose connection is wholly historic. | *'''Wesleyan''' may refer to one of many universities and ] colleges named after John Wesley, most of which are affiliated with a branch of Methodism, but there are several that are no longer affiliated and whose connection is wholly historic. Here is the list in alphabetical order: | ||
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!Institution | !Institution | ||
!Founded | !Founded | ||
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!Affiliation & notes | !Affiliation & notes | ||
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|] | |||
|1. | |||
|] | |||
|1831 | |1831 | ||
|] | |||
|], ] | |||
|United Methodist Church. | |||
|Independent. Major research university. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2. | |||
|] | |] | ||
|1831 - 1849 | |1831 - 1849 | ||
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|Not strictly college level, replaced by Genesee College. | |Not strictly college level, replaced by Genesee College. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|3. | |||
|1850 | |||
|] | |||
|], ] | |||
|1836 | |||
|Independent. Liberal arts college.. | |||
|], ] | |||
|Independent. Women's college. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|4. | |||
|1918 | |||
|] | |||
|], ] | |||
|1842 | |||
|The Wesleyan Church. | |||
|], ] | |||
|Independent. Liberal arts college. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|5. | |||
|] | |] | ||
|1843 | |1843 | ||
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|United Methodist Church. | |United Methodist Church. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|6. | |||
|] | |||
|1850 | |1850 | ||
|], ] | |], ] | ||
|Independent. Liberal arts college. | |||
|- | |||
|7. | |||
|] | |||
|1857 | |||
|], ] | |||
|United Methodist Church. | |||
|- | |||
|8. | |||
|] | |||
|1866 | |||
|], ] | |||
|United Methodist Church. | |United Methodist Church. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9. | |||
|] | |||
|1870 - 1941 | |||
|], ] | |||
|Defunct. | |||
|- | |||
|10. | |||
|] | |||
|1881 | |||
|], ] | |||
|Independent. Liberal arts college. | |||
|- | |||
|11. | |||
|] | |||
|1885 | |||
|], ] | |||
|United Methodist Church. | |||
|- | |||
|12. | |||
|] | |] | ||
|1887 | |1887 | ||
|], ] | |], ] | ||
|Independent. Liberal arts college. |
|Independent. Liberal arts college. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|13. | |||
|1956 | |||
|] | |||
|], ] | |||
|1890 | |||
|], ] | |||
|United Methodist Church. | |United Methodist Church. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|14. | |||
|1842 | |||
|] | |||
|], ] | |||
|1900 | |||
|], ] | |||
|Independent. Liberal arts college. | |Independent. Liberal arts college. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|15. | |||
|] | |||
|1906 | |||
|], ] | |||
|The Wesleyan Church. | |||
|- | |||
|16. | |||
|] | |] | ||
|1909 | |1909 | ||
|], ] | |], ] | ||
|Independent. Liberal arts college. | |||
|The Wesleyan Church. | |||
|- | |||
|17. | |||
|] | |||
|1918 | |||
|], ] | |||
|The Wesleyan Church. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|18. | |||
|] | |] | ||
|1945 | |1945 | ||
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|Free Methodists. | |Free Methodists. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|19. | |||
|1906 | |||
|] | |||
|], ] | |||
|1946 | |||
|The Wesleyan Church. | |||
|], ] | |||
|Independent. Liberal arts college. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|] | |||
|20. | |||
|1857 | |||
|] | |||
|], ] | |||
|1956 | |||
|United Methodist Church. | |||
|], ] | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|1890 | |||
|], ] | |||
|United Methodist Church. | |United Methodist Church. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|21. | |||
|] | |] | ||
|1966 | |1966 | ||
|], ] | |], ] | ||
|United Methodist Church. |
|United Methodist Church. | ||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|1836 | |||
|], ] | |||
|Independent. Women's college. | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|1831 | |||
|], ] | |||
|Independent. Major research university. | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|1946 | |||
|], ] | |||
|Independent. Liberal arts college. | |||
|- | |||
|] | |||
|1900 | |||
|], ] | |||
|Free Methodists. | |||
|-} | |-} | ||
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] | |||
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Revision as of 15:10, 9 July 2007
Wesleyan is the adjective form of Wesley, referring either to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism (a denomination within Protestant Christianity) or to another of the Methodist branches within that denomination. The Wesleyan Church split from the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1843.
- A Wesleyan is any person who adopts the principles of Wesleyan theology, rare.
- In a closely related usage, Wesleyan may refer to the theological emphasis on sanctification, characteristic of the holiness movement of which Wesley was part.
- There are also a number of educational institutions worldwide named "Wesley College."
- Wesleyan School in Norcross, Georgia is a private secondary school.
- Wesleyan may refer to one of many universities and liberal arts colleges named after John Wesley, most of which are affiliated with a branch of Methodism, but there are several that are no longer affiliated and whose connection is wholly historic. Here is the list in alphabetical order: