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American Methodism : a compact history / Russell E. Richey, Kenneth E. Rowe, Jean Miller Schmidt.

Title
American Methodism : a compact history / Russell E. Richey, Kenneth E. Rowe, Jean Miller Schmidt.
Author
Richey, Russell E.
Publication
Nashville : Abingdon Press, c2012.

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Additional Authors
  • Rowe, Kenneth E.
  • Schmidt, Jean Miller.
Description
ix, 276 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
"In this engaging and artful overview, Russell Richey, Kenneth Rowe, and Jean Miller Schmidt, some of Methodism{u2019}s most respected teachers, give readers a vivid picture of soulful terrain of the Methodist experience in America. The authors highlight key themes and events that continue to shape the Church. Knowing their history, Methodists are better positioned, prepared, and inspired for faithful witness and holy living." -- Publisher's description.
Subject
  • United Methodist Church (U.S.) > History
  • Methodist Church > United States > History
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction: Spontaneous beginnings : 1760-68 -- Revolutionary Methodism : 1769-84 -- Reforming the continent and spreading scriptural holiness : 1792-1816 -- Print, nurture, missions : 1816-50s -- Connectional strains and contests : 1816-50s -- Methodism and slavery : 1830-60s -- A Methodist civil war : 1860-65 -- Reconstructions : 1866-84 -- Rethinking mission(s) : 1884-1939 -- Methodism conflicted : 1884-1939 -- Unifications and World Wars : 1939-68 -- The United Methodist Church : 1968-84 -- From bicentennial to century's end : 1984-2000.
ISBN
  • 9781426742279 (book - pbk. / trade pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1426742274 (book - pbk. / trade pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781472674227 (book - pbk. / trade pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1472674227 (book - pbk. / trade pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2012026991
OCLC
  • 806291261
  • SCSB-12484935
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library