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The Methodists

The Methodists

The Methodists Hardback - 1996

by James E. Kirby

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Hardback. New. Although this work takes proper notice of its origins in John Wesley's 18th-century movement in England, it assumes that in America the people called Methodists developed in distinctive fashion.
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  • Title The Methodists
  • Author James E. Kirby
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st
  • Condition New
  • Pages 424
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Greenwood, Westport, CT
  • Publication date 1996-10-21
  • Features Dust Cover
  • Bookseller's Inventory # B9780313220487
  • ISBN 9780313220487 / 0313220484
  • Weight 1.66 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.48 x 6.36 x 1.37 in (24.08 x 16.15 x 3.48 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Category Religion - Church History
  • Library of Congress subjects United Methodist Church (U.S.), Methodist Church - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96000536
  • Dewey Decimal Code 287.6
  • Quantity available 10

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From the publisher

Although this work takes proper notice of its origins in John Wesley's 18th-century movement in England, it assumes that in America the people called Methodists developed in distinctive fashion. The volume examines this American version, its organization, leadership, and form of training and incorporating new members. The authors treat Methodism as defined by conferences bound together by a commitment to episcopal leadership and animated by various forms of lay piety. Offering a fresh perspective based on sound, modern scholarship, this study will be of interest to scholars, students, and anyone interested in church history.

American Methodists early organized into conferences that defined Methodist space and time and served as the locus of power. At the same time, they created a strong episcopal form of church government, subject to the body of preachers in conference, but free to lead and direct the organization as a whole. This mission was clear, well understood, and suited to the ethos of a growing America--to spread scriptural holiness in the land and to create a desire to flee from the wrath to come. By the middle of the 19th century, Methodists in America had grown from an insignificant sect to America's largest Protestant group. Essential to that growth were structures and processes of lay involvement, particularly class meetings and Sunday schools.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 11/15/1996, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 09/01/1996, Page 182

About the author

JAMES E. KIRBY is Professor of Church History at Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology. His interests are in the history of Methodism and the American 19th century. He is currently working on a biography of Bishop William C. Martin, President of the National Council of Churches in 1952.

RUSSELL E. RICHEY is Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Professor of Church History at The Divinity School at Duke University. His most recent books include Early American Methodism (1991) and Reimagining Denominationalism (1994).

KENNETH E. ROWE is Professor of Church History at Drew University Theological School and Librarian of the United Methodist Archives and History Center. He is the author of United Methodist Studies: Basic Bibliographies (1992), of the multi-volume Methodist Union Catalog (1975 -) and editor with Richey of Perspectives on American Methodism (1993).

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