| The Methodist Conference in America: A History Contributor(s): Richey, Russell E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0687021871 ISBN-13: 9780687021871 Publisher: Kingswood Books OUR PRICE: $26.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: In the Methodist lexicon, 'conference' refers to a body of preachers (and later, of laity as well) that exercises legislative, judicial and (to some extent) executive functions for the church or some portion thereof. But 'conference, ' Richey argues here, defined the Methodist movement in more than political ways: On conference hinged religious time, religious space, religious belonging, religious structure, even religiosity itself. Methodist histories uniformly recognize, typically even feature, conference's centrality, but describe that in primarily constitutional and political terms. The purpose of this volume is to present conference as a distinctively American Methodist manner of being the church, a multifaceted mode of spirituality, unity, mission, governance, and fraternity that American Methodists have lived and operated better than they have interpreted. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Religion | Christianity - Methodist |
| Dewey: 362.07 |
| LCCN: 9608133 |
| Series: Kingswood Series |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.03" W x 8.99" (0.93 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: In the Methodist lexicon, 'conference' refers to a body of preachers (and later, of laity as well) that exercises legislative, judicial, and executive functions for the church or some portion thereof. 'Conference, ' says Richey, defined Methodism in more than political ways: on conference hinged religious time, religious space, religious belonging, religious structure, even religiosity itself. Methodist histories uniformly recognize, typically even feature, conference's centrality, but describe that in primarily constitutional and political terms. The purpose of this volume is to present conference as a distinctively American Methodist manner of being the church, a multifaceted mode of spirituality, unity, mission, governance, and fraternity that American Methodists have lived and operated better than they have interpreted |
Contributor Bio(s): Richey, Russell E.: - (2011) Russell E. Richey is Dean Emeritus of Candler School of Theology and the William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Church History Emeritus in Atlanta, Georgia. |