The Role Of The Presiding Elder In The Growth Of The Methodist Episcopal Church 1784 1832
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The Role Of The Presiding Elder In The Growth Of The Methodist Episcopal Church 1784 1832
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Author : Fred W. Price
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
The Role Of The Presiding Elder In The Growth Of The Methodist Episcopal Church 1784 1832 written by Fred W. Price and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with categories.
Taking Heaven By Storm
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Author : John H. Wigger
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 2001
Taking Heaven By Storm written by John H. Wigger and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Religion categories.
In 1770 there were fewer than 1,000 Methodists in America. Fifty years later, the church counted more than 250,000 adherents. Identifying Methodism as America's most significant large-scale popular religious movement of the antebellum period, John H. Wigger reveals what made Methodism so attractive to post-revolutionary America. Taking Heaven by Storm shows how Methodism fed into popular religious enthusiasm as well as the social and economic ambitions of the "middling people on the make"--skilled artisans, shopkeepers, small planters, petty merchants--who constituted its core. Wigger describes how the movement expanded its reach and fostered communal intimacy and "intemperate zeal" by means of an efficient system of itinerant and local preachers, class meetings, love feasts, quarterly meetings, and camp meetings. He also examines the important role of African Americans and women in early American Methodism and explains how the movement's willingness to accept impressions, dreams, and visions as evidence of the work and call of God circumvented conventional assumptions about education, social standing, gender, and race. A pivotal text on the role of religion in American life, Taking Heaven by Storm shows how the enthusiastic, egalitarian, entrepreneurial, lay-oriented spirit of early American Methodism continues to shape popular religion today.
The Soul Of Methodism
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Author : Philip F. Hardt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Soul Of Methodism written by Philip F. Hardt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
A weekly 'class meeting' among Methodists in early 19th-century New York formed the basis for growth and unity in the small Christian sect. Author Rev. Dr. Philip F. Hardt describes these meetings as a means to close personal relationships among class members. They also provided a place in which lay leadership could emerge and monitor behavior among members. Hardt connects the decline in Methodist membership over the years with the dissolution of the weekly meeting. This book advocates a return to the meetings as a means to increase church membership. It is Rev. Hardt's belief that a weekly meeting can revitalize the church's efforts to initiate people into the faith and assimilate them into the body of Christ.
Religion And The American Experience 1620 1900
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Author : Annette Blum
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1992-11-24
Religion And The American Experience 1620 1900 written by Annette Blum and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-11-24 with History categories.
This bibliography is a comprehensive record of doctoral dissertations on religion and American society. Included are 4,240 citations for dissertations written through June 1991. Each work discusses the historical dimension of America's religious experience between 1620 and 1900, and the bibliography provides order numbers for all dissertations available from University Microfilms, Inc. In addition to biographical and denominational studies, the volume contains citations on communal societies, fraternal orders, literature, pragmatism, science, slavery, and temperance. Also included are titles pertaining to church-affiliated institutions of higher education. A preface overviews the scope of the work, criteria for inclusion, and research methodology. A section of bibliographic entries for denominations and movements follows. Entries in this section are grouped in clusters for particular movements and denominations, and the clusters are arranged alphabetically for ease of use. The next section contains bibliographic entries arranged in topical clusters, with topics presented in alphabetical order. The volume concludes with detailed author and subject indexes.
Methodist History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Methodist History written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Methodist Church categories.
Extension Ministers
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Author : Russell E. Richey
language : en
Publisher: United Methodist General Board of Higher Education
Release Date : 2008
Extension Ministers written by Russell E. Richey and has been published by United Methodist General Board of Higher Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Religion categories.
Eminent United Methodist historian Russell Richey skillfully analyzes the evolving marginalization of "extension ministers"-United Methodist clergypersons serving the denomination in ministry settings beyond the local parish. Drawing on denominational history, theological argument, and practical experience, Richey offers trenchant insights for reintegrating this vital ministry into the United Methodist connectional covenant today.
A Little Heaven Below
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Author : Lester Ruth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
A Little Heaven Below written by Lester Ruth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Religion categories.
For early American Methodists, quarterly meetings were great festivals at the heart of Methodism's liturgical life. The meetings lasted several days and could attract thousands. In this volume, Lester Ruth offers a revisionist description of worship at the quarterly meetings in early American Methodism (ca. 1772-1825). The author describes the quarterly meeting as the setting in which early Methodism most "dramatized" itself for public view as graced fellowship. He explores each of the liturgical dynamics of this experience, including the distinction between public and private worship, the loud exuberance of American Methodists, the vivid proclamation of God's Word, the role of the sacraments and of Wesley's liturgical innovations, the power of fellowship as eschatological manifestation, and the interaction between the personal experience of grace and ecclesial inclusion. Unique in its analysis of the quarterly meetings as a key to understanding Early Methodism's liturgical life, this book redefines methodology for doing early Methodist liturgical historiography. It makes ample use of primary materials, including much unpublished archival material: hymns, letters, dairies, prayers, sermons, homiletical manuals, etc. The book offers a fuller, more accurate portrayal of the life of early American Methodists. It will enable readers to understand how Methodist polity shaped worship rhythms and practices and how Methodist piety affected worship and its interpretation. Readers will gain increased understanding of how ecclesial context affects personal experiences of God's grace.
Cyclopedia Of Methodism
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Author : Matthew Simpson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1878
Cyclopedia Of Methodism written by Matthew Simpson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with Methodism categories.
Dissertation Abstracts International
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
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Cyclopaedia Of Methodism
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Author : Matthew Simpson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1878
Cyclopaedia Of Methodism written by Matthew Simpson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with Methodism categories.