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Methodism

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Description for Methodism Paperback. Charts the development of the movement of the rise of Methodism from its unpromising origins in England in the 1730s to its major international importance by the 1880s. This book explores Methodism's phenomenal growth in the British Isles, America, and around the globe, and the complex reasons for its wide-ranging appeal. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 b/w illustrations and 10 tables/graphs. BIC Classification: HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.

"Brilliantly provocative. . . . [A] masterful account."—Grant Wacker, Christian Century

The emergence of Methodism was arguably the most significant transformation of Protestant Christianity since the Reformation. This book explores the rise of Methodism from its unpromising origins as a religious society within the Church of England in the 1730s to a major international religious movement by the 1880s. During that period Methodism refashioned the old denominational order in the British Isles, became the largest religious denomination in the United States, and gave rise to the most dynamic world missionary movement of the nineteenth century. By the end ... Read more


David Hempton, a preeminent authority on the history of Methodism, digs beneath the hard surface of institutional expansion to get to the heart of the movement as a dynamic and living faith tradition. Methodism was a movement of discipline and sobriety, but also of ecstasy and enthusiasm. A noisy, restless, and emotional tradition, Methodism fundamentally reshaped British and American culture in the age of industrialization, democratization, and the rise of empire.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300119763
SKU
V9780300119763
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99-50

About David Hempton
David Hempton is University Professor at Boston University, where he directs the university’s program in the History of Christianity. His previous books include Methodism and Politics in British Society, 1750–1850, which won the Whitfield Prize of the Royal Historical Society; Religion and Political Culture in Britain and Ireland; and The Religion of the People: Methodism and Popular Religion, c.1750–1900.

Reviews for Methodism
"Always readable and with a crisp turn of phrase... an admirable introduction to this extraordinary subject." Ferdinand Mount, Times Literary Supplement "This impressive book is one of the best - and certainly one of the most lively - books on Methodism to emerge in years." John Walsh, Oxford University "a sparkling, landmark study whose timely international approach lifts Methodist history ... Read more

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