XML/TEI Workshop

In this session, in many ways a follow-up to last year's Atla session "Proposing a TEI-Encoding Project for the Wesley Works," we introduced participants to the principles of text encoding with XML/TEI. While last year we discussed the rationale for using TEI to create a digital version of the Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley, as well as our plans for orchestrating such a large-scale project, this year we will offer introductory, hands-on training in TEI. Workshop participants will begin with the basics of text encoding common to any TEI project, then move on to a description of how the Wesley Works Digital Edition, specifically, has adopted and adapted these principles to meet its goal of creating a digital version of the Bicentennial Edition of the Works of John Wesley.

Educação Ambiental

A Educação Ambiental é importante por ser um instrumento de gestão ambiental fundamental para a proteção e conservação da natureza. Ela é necessária no ambiente escolar, pois ajuda o aluno a ter a noção de proteção do meio ambiente e melhora o seu bom rendimento estudantil. O objetivo foi de propor ações que permitem o desenvolvimento da Educação Ambiental aos alunos da 8ª e 9ª classes do Complexo Escolar John Wesley – Metodista. Metodologicamente, baseou-se numa abordagem qualitativa com destaque à revisão bibliográfica, análise documental, levantamento fotográfico, entrevistas e questionários - os questionários fechados foram aplicados a 100 alunos. Os resultados demonstraram que: a referida escola não possui um programa específico de Educação Ambiental; a maioria dos alunos não tem conhecimento do termo Educação Ambiental, mas foram corretos na definição Educação Ambiental. Sobre os temas estudados, o que recordam são: preservação e recuperação do meio ambiente; lixo e higiene pessoal; conservação da natureza e dos seus recursos e proteção dos grandes ecossistemas. Sobre a importância dos jardins e árvores, os alunos consideram que servem para embelezar a escola e contribuem para o bem-estar dos alunos. Quanto aos cuidados a ter com o lixo na escola, manifestaram ser para evitar doenças. Verificou-se a insuficiência nos cuidados com os meios escolar visto que os alunos pisam nas carteiras, fazem mau uso das casas de banho e pincham nas paredes.

Geology Emerges as a Science

This chapter discusses the development of American geology. Starting with Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Silliman, and Louis Agassiz, who spent the latter portion of his career in the United States and proceeding to geological greats such as John Wesley Powell and others, the New World offered unique insights impacting how geology advanced. This difference is related to the immense size of the continent, its wealth of resources, and the variable geologic settings found within. The geologic principles discovered in Europe and other parts of the world were applied to North America as the continent was explored. Contributions to the growing field of geology from American and Canadian geologists of the time, including the further understanding of glacial periods, advancements in mineralogy, and exploration of the natural wonders and economic minerals of North America, including the westward expansion and further study of coal deposits and paleobotany.

“One of the Best Causes of the World”

This chapter discusses the views of British clergymen regarding the doctrine of political resistance and American resistance activities in the 1760s and 1770s. The perspective of the British clergy provides important context for understanding the American clergy’s arguments in this period. Many British clergymen affirmed the doctrine of political resistance and sympathized with the American cause. The existence of a robust British resistance tradition calls into question those who would understand the political resistance thought of the period to be something uniquely American. While John Wesley believed the American colonists were in the wrong to resist their British authorities, his Tory views were not shared by a number of evangelical clergymen in England and were by no means representative of the evangelical perspective of the issue. When the American clergy deviated from Wesley on this question of resistance, they were not deviating from British evangelicals in general.

Telling the story of the christian life: the use of the narrative in the sermons of John Wesley and Granger Community Church.

The case study examines the creative use of narrative in sermons within the United Methodist Church in light of the rapid decline in Christian church attendance. Using narrative theory, the study reviews sermons of John Wesley and the pastors of Granger Community Church for use of narrative patterns, mimesis and diegesis. This study shows both groups used narrative extensively but for different purposes. John Wesley employs narrative to shed light on the biblical text and to encourage his congregants adherence to the principles outline in the Bible. The pastors of Granger Community Church use narrative to create interest in the sermon's message and to establish a personal connection with congregants. Despite their different techniques, both John Wesley and Granger Community Church showcase innovation with their use of narrative in sermons.