Methodism in the American forest /

Methodism found its home in the American forest. It was quickly learned that only a fool would, in the new country, adhere to John Wesley's mandate for preaching in fields. Under the blazing American sun, Methodist preachers found a better outdoors 'sanctuary' for larger gatherings. C...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Richey, Russell E.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Zusammenfassung:
Methodism found its home in the American forest. It was quickly learned that only a fool would, in the new country, adhere to John Wesley's mandate for preaching in fields. Under the blazing American sun, Methodist preachers found a better outdoors 'sanctuary' for larger gatherings. Camp meetings, if not a Methodist invention, became the movement's signature. Over the course of the nineteenth century, Methodism matured as a denomination and so did its uses of the camp meeting, changes that this volume tracks.
Umfang:
1 online resource (239 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Includes index.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-026656-2
0-19-935963-6
0-19-935964-4
Schlagworte:
Methodist Church > United States > History.
Methodist preaching > United States > History.
Camp meetings > United States > History.
Forests and forestry > Religious aspects > Methodist Church.
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