American saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodists
In this biography Asbury emerges as an effective, influential leader. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, John Wigger reveals how Asbury crafted a church to engage ordinary Americans and their world. Under him, Methodism exerted a powerful pull on American culture, but was itself transformed in th...
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Format: | Electronic Book |
Language: | English |
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New York Oxford
Oxford University Press
2009
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In: | Year: 2009 |
Reviews: | [Rezension von: Wigger, John, American Saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodists] (2011) (Turner, Michael K.)
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Further subjects: | B
Asbury, Francis (1745-1816)
B Asbury, Francis ; 1745-1816 B Methodist Episcopal Church ; Bishops ; Biography B Methodist Episcopal Church Bishops Biography |
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Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
Parallel Edition: | Erscheint auch als: 9780195387803 |
Summary: | In this biography Asbury emerges as an effective, influential leader. Drawing on a wide variety of sources, John Wigger reveals how Asbury crafted a church to engage ordinary Americans and their world. Under him, Methodism exerted a powerful pull on American culture, but was itself transformed in the process |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0199866414 |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195387803.001.0001 |