Methodism in the American Forest

Methodism in the American Forest
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ISBN-10 : 0199359644
ISBN-13 : 9780199359646
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Download or read book Methodism in the American Forest written by Russell E. Richey and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methodism found its home in the American forest. It was quickly learned that only a fool would, in the new country, adhere to John Wesley's mandate for preaching in fields. Under the blazing American sun, Methodist preachers found a better outdoors 'sanctuary' for larger gatherings. Camp meetings, if not a Methodist invention, became the movement's signature. Over the course of the nineteenth century, Methodism matured as a denomination and so did its uses of the camp meeting, changes that this volume tracks.


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