Methodism : empire of the spirit
Publisher description: 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 of the nineteenth century, Methodism had circled the globe and was poised to become one of the fastest-growing religious traditions in the modern world
History
xiii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780300106145, 9780300119763, 0300106149, 0300119763
56798853
Competition and symbiosis
Enlightenment and enthusiasm
The medium and the message
Opposition and conflict
Money and power
Boundaries and margins
Mapping and mission
Consolidation and decline
Methodism's rise and fall
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