Un-Tied Methodism

By: Dr. Ashley Boggan Dreff- Host; Jay Rollins- Producer
  • Summary

  • Why do Methodists use Welch’s grape juice for communion? What is with the cross and flame logo? Explore these questions and more as we examine the roots of the United Methodist Church (and it’s predecessor denominations) to understand why the UMC is the way that it is…and where it might be going. Dr. Ashley Boggan D. hosts this production of the General Commission on Archives and History of the UMC.
    2024 General Commission on Archives and History
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Episodes
  • Seven sisters: A look at the lives of John Wesley’s female siblings
    Dec 18 2024
    John Wesley had seven sisters and it’s “overdue that we explore their lives,” says Rev. Dr. Glen O’Brien, author, minister and professor of Christian history and thought at the University of Divinity in Melbourne, Australia. Join Dr. Ashley Boggan, host of “Un-Tied Methodism,” as she and O’Brien delve into the stories of the Wesley sisters, … Continue reading "Seven sisters: A look at the lives of John Wesley’s female siblings"
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    32 mins
  • The AME Church in Indian Territory: A complex kinship
    Nov 21 2024
    In a history that is not widely known, the early African Methodist Episcopal Church and indigenous communities shared a relationship of both connection and resistance in the area now known as Oklahoma. Dr. Ashley Boggan takes a look at the history with Dr. Christina Dickerson, professor and author of “Black Indians and Freedmen: The African … Continue reading "The AME Church in Indian Territory: A complex kinship"
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    36 mins
  • Methodists and Sand Creek
    Oct 24 2024
    Many United Methodists do not know the violent tragedies of our past, including the denomination’s responsibility and agency in the Sand Creek Massacre, the 1864 attack by the U.S. Army on the Cheyenne and Arapaho people in what is now Colorado. This is that story. Dr. Ashley Boggan welcomes guest, Dr. Gary L. Roberts, professor … Continue reading "Methodists and Sand Creek"
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    1 hr and 6 mins

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