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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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asbury, Francis 1745-1816
B Asbury, Francis 1745-1816 / Methodist Episcopal Church / History 1771-1816 |
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Asbury, Francis, 1745-1816
B Biography B Methodist Episcopal Church Bishops Biography B Methodist Episcopal Church Biography Bishops |
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| 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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| ISBN: | 0199866414 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195387803.001.0001 |