| Wesley and the People Called Methodists: Second Edition Contributor(s): Heitzenrater, Richard P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1630885797 ISBN-13: 9781630885793 Publisher: Abingdon Press OUR PRICE: $41.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Methodist - Transportation - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 387 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6" W x 9" (1.46 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This second edition of Richard P. Heitzenrater's groundbreaking survey of the Wesleyan movement is the story of the many people who contributed to the theology, organization, and mission of Methodism. This updated version addresses recent research from the past twenty years; includes an extensive bibliography; and fleshes out such topics as the means of grace; Conference; Large Minutes; Charles Wesley; Wesley and America; ordination; prison ministry; apostolic church; music; children; Susanna and Samuel Wesley; the Christian library; itinerancy; connectionalism; doctrinal standards; and John Wesley as historian, Oxford don, and preacher. |
Contributor Bio(s): Heitzenrater, Richard P.: - Richard P. Heitzenrater is William Kellon Quick Professor Emeritus of Church History and Wesley Studies at The Divinity School, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; and General Editor of the Bicentennial Edition of The Works of John Wesley. He is also a member of the board of Kingswood Books. He lives in Durham, North Carolina. |