The Methodists: Student Edition Contributor(s): Kirby, James (Author), Richey, Russell (Author), Rowe, Kenneth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275964396 ISBN-13: 9780275964399 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: While this work takes proper notice of its origins in John Wesley's 18th-century movement in England, it is primarily concerned with the church's origins and history within the United States. Offering an account of the construction and reconstruction of the Methodist church, the authors examine the various institutional practices of the church, its organization, leadership and form of training and incorporating new members. Through their treatment of Methodism as defined by conferences bound together by a commitment to episcopal leadership and animated by various forms of lay piety, the authors help the reader understand the internal history of the denomination and its development in the United States. This student edition, ideal for classes in American Religion, Denominational History, Protestantism, and American social and cultural history, includes a chronology of significant events in the history of the church in the U.S., and concludes with a bibliographic essay intended as a guide for further reading in the history of Methodism. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christianity - Methodist - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
Dewey: 287.6 |
Series: Denominations in America (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.1" W x 9.28" (1.03 lbs) 296 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: While this work takes proper notice of its origins in John Wesley's 18th-century movement in England, it is primarily concerned with the church's origins and history within the United States. Offering an account of the construction and reconstruction of the Methodist church, the authors examine the various institutional practices of the church, its organization, leadership and form of training and incorporating new members. Through their treatment of Methodism as defined by conferences bound together by a commitment to episcopal leadership and animated by various forms of lay piety, the authors help the reader understand the internal history of the denomination and its development in the United States. This student edition, ideal for classes in American Religion, Denominational History, Protestantism, and American social and cultural history, includes a chronology of significant events in the history of the church in the U.S., and concludes with a bibliographic essay intended as a guide for further reading in the history of Methodism. |