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In late 1895 one of the first churches of what was to become the Church of the Nazarene grew under the leadership of Rev. Phineas F. Bresee. What made the church distinct from most other evangelical denominations was its emphasis on holiness and its ministry “among the poor.” In fact, to be Nazarene at that time often meant that one belonged to the lower socio-economic groups in the United States. People were actively engaged across class lines, and the churches could be thought of as centers of social transformation, albeit a social transformation that was thought to start from the inside out.
The language of “social transformation” as we understand it today would not have been on the lips of most early Nazarenes, but there was a deep passion for holiness of heart and life. Early Nazarenes prioritized discipleship that focused on reconciliation with God and with one another as relational, a concern for teaching all to love God and one another as the highest calling, a calling reflected in the language of a “call to holiness.” Nazarenes have a long history of thinking of all transformation being from the inside out, beginning with the transformation of each individual heart and the formation of congregations composed of members with such transformed hearts. This call to holiness was principally and primarily a call to individual piety, a piety that in the aggregate would lead to profound social change. However, evidence of deep ecclesial reflection on the relationship between holiness and a concern for justice and an economics of common stewardship is all but absent.
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Periodical TitleGlobal Missions Conference Proceedings
Periodical Year2007
Peer Reviewed?No
Place of PublicationKansas City, Missouri
Pages20
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