These 32 essays accent United Methodism in the United States and the traditions contributory to it. They provide new perspectives and fresh readings on important Methodist topics, including how Methodism appealed to the common folk and how it configured itself as a folk movement. Similar findings derive from the number of essays that explore gender and family. Here also are new readings on spirituality, worship, the diaconate, stewardship, organization, ecumenism, reform, and ordination . Less conventional subjects include the relation of Methodism to the American party system and Methodist accumulation of wealth and the wealthy.
Language
English
Pages
600
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Kingswood Books
Release
January 01, 1993
ISBN
0687307821
ISBN 13
9780687307821
Perspectives on American Methodism: Interpretive Essays
These 32 essays accent United Methodism in the United States and the traditions contributory to it. They provide new perspectives and fresh readings on important Methodist topics, including how Methodism appealed to the common folk and how it configured itself as a folk movement. Similar findings derive from the number of essays that explore gender and family. Here also are new readings on spirituality, worship, the diaconate, stewardship, organization, ecumenism, reform, and ordination . Less conventional subjects include the relation of Methodism to the American party system and Methodist accumulation of wealth and the wealthy.