Scotland's Methodists, 1750-2000 - Couverture rigide

Batty, Margaret

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1906566267 ISBN 13 : 9781906566265

Editeur : John Donald, 2010

Synopsis

This definitive history traces the origins and evolution of Methodism in Scotland, through the breakaway 'Connexions' of the nineteenth century to wartime and ecumenical activity in the twentieth century. In the broad context of Christian activity in Scotland, 1750-2000, it looks at the activity of lay 'Local Preachers' and Sunday School teachers, men and women who broke new ground as they shared the gospel in light of their workaday experience. The book brings to light many otherwise unknown local characters, telling a human story, which shows how personal aspirations and disappointments fitted into the larger picture. Based on extensive original archival research, Scotland's Methodists makes a strong and distinctive contribution to the history of religion in Scotland over the last three centuries. It will appeal to academic historians and students of religion, to Methodists in local communities across Scotland, as well as to the wider community of Methodist scholars in the UK and USA.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Margaret Batty graduated with an honours degree from the University of Leeds in 1949 and a PhD from the University of London in 1988. With her husband Harry (a Methodist minister) she lived and worked in British Guiana and subsequently in the Thirsk and Reeth Methodist Circuits in Yorkshire, where she taught French and Latin in various secondary schools. She was Editor of Scottish Methodism, the journal of the Scottish Branch of the Wesley Historical Society, from 1996 to 2000. Now retired, she lives in Edinburgh.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Donald
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1906566267
• ISBN 13: 9781906566265
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
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