Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
Alexei Nikolaevich of the House of Romanov, was the Tsesarevich and heir apparent to the throne of the Russian Empire. He was the youngest child and only son of Emperor Nicholas II and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. He was born with hemophilia; his mother's reliance on the starets Grigori Rasputin to treat the disease helped bring about the end of the Romanov dynasty. After the February Revolution of 1917, he and his family were sent into internal exile in Tobolsk, Siberia. He was murdered alongside his parents, four sisters, and three retainers during the Russian Civil War by order of the Bolshevik government, though rumors that he had survived persisted until the 2007 discovery of his and one of his sisters' remains. The family was formally interred on 17 July 1998—the eightieth anniversary of the murder—and were canonized as passion bearers by the Russian Orthodox Church in 2000.
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00:03:27 1 Origins
00:16:35 2 Theology
00:18:52 2.1 Salvation
00:21:48 2.2 Sacraments
00:24:08 2.3 Sources of teaching
00:26:05 3 Worship and liturgy
00:31:26 4 Lifestyle
00:34:23 5 Contemporary Methodism
00:35:56 5.1 Europe
00:37:17 5.1.1 Great Britain
00:43:09 5.1.2 Ireland
00:44:39 5.1.3 Italy
00:46:27 5.1.4 Nordic and Baltic countries
00:47:17 5.1.5 France
00:48:52 5.1.6 Germany
00:50:53 5.1.7 Hungary
00:54:21 5.1.8 Russia
00:56:37 5.2 Caribbean
00:57:44 5.2.1 Antigua
01:00:03 5.2.2 St. Bart's
01:01:04 5.2.3 Jamaica
01:01:55 5.2.4 Barbados
01:04:53 5.3 Africa
01:05:23 5.3.1 Nigeria
01:08:01 5.3.2 Ghana
01:11:48 5.3.3 Southern Africa
01:13:45 5.4 Asia
01:13:53 5.4.1 China
01:18:45 5.4.2 India
01:21:58 5.4.3 Malaysia and Singapore
01:22:55 5.4.4 Philippines
01:26:53 5.4.5 South Korea
01:28:34 5.5 Americas
01:28:42 5.5.1 Brazil
01:29:28 5.5.2 Canada
01:33:41 5.5.3 Mexico
01:35:26 5.5.4 United States
01:47:22 5.6 Oceania
01:47:31 5.6.1 Australia
01:50:32 5.6.2 Fiji
01:51:23 5.6.3 New Zealand
01:52:16 5.6.4 Samoan Islands
01:53:04 5.6.5 Tonga
01:53:46 6 Ecumenical relations
02:02:10 7 See also
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Methodism, also known as the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity which derive their inspiration from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother Charles Wesley were also significant early leaders in the movement. It originated as a revival movement within the 18th-century Church of England and became a separate denomination after Wesley's death. The movement spread throughout the British Empire, the United States, and beyond because of vigorous missionary work, today claiming approximately 80 million adherents worldwide.Wesley's theology focused on sanctification and the effect of faith on the character of a Christian. Distinguishing Methodist doctrines include the new birth, an assurance of salvation, imparted righteousness, the possibility of perfection in love, the works of piety, and the primacy of Scripture. Most Methodists teach that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died for all of humanity and that salvation is available for all; in theology, this view is known as Arminianism. This teaching rejects the Calvinist position that God has pre-ordained the salvation of a select group of people. However, Whitefield and several other early leaders of the movement were considered Calvinistic Methodists and held to the Calvinist position. Methodism emphasises charity and support for the sick, the poor, and the afflicted through the works of mercy. These ideals are put into practice by the establishment of hospitals, orphanages, soup kitchens, and schools to follow Christ's command to spread the gospel and serve all people.The movement has a wide variety of forms of worship, ranging from high church to low church in liturgical usage. Denominations that descend from the British Methodist tradition are generally less ritualistic, while American Methodism is more so, the United Methodist Church in particular. Methodism is known for its rich musical tradition, and Charles Wesley was instrumental in writing much of the hymnody of the Methodist Church.Early Methodists were drawn from all levels of society, including the aristocracy, but the Methodist preachers took the message to labourers and criminals who tended to be left outside organised religion at that time. In Britain, the Methodist Church had a major effect in the early decades of the developing working class (1760–1820). In the United States, it became the religion of many slaves who later formed black churches in the Methodist tradition.