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Description for American Saint
Paperback. In American Saint, John Wigger has written the definitive biography of Francis Asbury and, by extension, a revealing interpretation of the early years of the Methodist movement in America. Num Pages: 558 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGX; HRCC95; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 786.
English-born Francis Asbury was one of the most important religious leaders in American history. Asbury single-handedly guided the creation of the American Methodist church, which became the largest Protestant denomination in nineteenth-century America, and laid the foundation of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements that flourish today. In American Saint, John Wigger has written the definitive biography of Asbury and, by extension, a revealing interpretation of the early years of the Methodist movement in America. Asbury emerges here as not merely an influential religious leader, but a fascinating character, who lived an extraordinary life. His cultural sensitivity was matched only by ... Read more
English-born Francis Asbury was one of the most important religious leaders in American history. Asbury single-handedly guided the creation of the American Methodist church, which became the largest Protestant denomination in nineteenth-century America, and laid the foundation of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements that flourish today. In American Saint, John Wigger has written the definitive biography of Asbury and, by extension, a revealing interpretation of the early years of the Methodist movement in America. Asbury emerges here as not merely an influential religious leader, but a fascinating character, who lived an extraordinary life. His cultural sensitivity was matched only by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
558
Condition
New
Number of Pages
558
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199948246
SKU
V9780199948246
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Ref
99-18
About John H. Wigger
John Wigger is Professor of History at the University of Missouri.
Reviews for American Saint
[a] masterful, nuanced portrait
Charles Wallace, Journal of American Studies
Charles Wallace, Journal of American Studies