Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Popularization of American Christianity - Couverture rigide

Wigger, John H.

 
9780195104523: Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Popularization of American Christianity
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0195104528 ISBN 13 : 9780195104523
Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Following the Revolutionary War, American Methodism grew at an astonishing rate, rising from fewer than 1000 members in 1770 to over 250,000 by 1820. John H. Wigger seeks to explain the puzzle of this remarkable growth, offering a provocative reassessment of the role of popular religion in American life. Wigger argues that in the post-Revolutionary years Methodism's style, tone, and agenda worked their way deep into the fabric of American life, influencing all other mass religious movements that would follow, and many facets of American life not directly connected to the church as well.

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Revue de presse

Wigger's monograph not only contributes substantially to our understanding of the extraordinarily rapid development of Methodism after the Revolution, but also demonstrates the part religion has played in American social development. ... demonstrates that religious development is intertwined with the social context within which it takes place. ... admirable study. (Colin Bonwick, Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol 50 no 4 October 1999)

Professor Wigger ... writes with clarity and penetration and for the scholar there are 60 pages of footnotes! ... a fascinating survey which I heartily commend. (Methodist Recorder)

Présentation de l'éditeur

Following the Revolutionary War, American Methodism grew at an astonishing rate, rising from fewer than 1000 members in 1770 to over 250,000 by 1820. John H. Wigger seeks to explain the puzzle of this remarkable growth, offering a provocative reassessment of the role of popular religion in American life. Wigger argues that in the post-Revolutionary years Methodism's style, tone, and agenda worked their way deep into the fabric of American life, influencing all other mass religious movements that would follow, and many facets of American life not directly connected to the church as well.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press Inc
Date d'édition
1998
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0195104528
ISBN 13 
9780195104523
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Ufficio Anagrafiche Messaggerie
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Assago Milano
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9780252069949: Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0252069943 ISBN 13 :  9780252069949
Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 2001
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