Encyclopaedia Britannica's reference entry on Methodism, its Wesleyan origins, connexional polity and the schisms that structure produced.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on Methodism is written and edited in-house without an academic peer review process, the middle tier reflecting a professionally fact checked general reference rather than a specialist Wesleyan studies source. NotesA general reference encyclopedia with editorial staff and a long institutional record, continuously revised rather than dated to a single print year. Reliable for Wesleyan connexional structure and the nineteenth century Methodist schisms.
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AuthorThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Methodism
Source Typereference
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This source names Methodism directly: "Britannica's reference entry on Methodism, its Wesleyan origins, connexional polity and the schisms that structure produced."
Source Methodism (Encyclopaedia Britannica)The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Claims Backed By This Source (21 claims)
This source backs 21 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 2 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Articles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Denominations, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.
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