The Methodist Unification: Christianity and the Politics of Race in the Jim Crow Era
ISBN: 9780814719909 / Angielski / Twarda / 197 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the early part of the twentieth century, Methodists were seen by many Americans as the most powerful Christian group in the country. Ulysses S. Grant is rumored to have said that during his presidency there were three major political parties in the U.S., if you counted the Methodists. The Methodist Unification focuses on the efforts among the Southern and Northern Methodist churches to create a unified national Methodist church, and how their plan for unification came to institutionalize racism and segregation in unprecedented ways. How did these Methodists conceive of... In the early part of the twentieth century, Methodists were seen by many Americans as the most powerful Christian group in the country. Ulysses S. ... |
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The Times Were Strange and Stirring: Methodist Preachers and the Crisis of Emancipation
ISBN: 9780822316398 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the conclusion of the Civil War, the beginnings of Reconstruction, and the realities of emancipation, former slaves were confronted with the possibility of freedom and, with it, a new way of life. In "The Times Were Strange and Stirring," Reginald F. Hildebrand examines the role of the Methodist Church in the process of emancipation--and in shaping a new world at a unique moment in American, African American, and Methodist history.
Hildebrand explores the ideas and ideals of missionaries from several branches of Methodism--the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Colored Methodist... With the conclusion of the Civil War, the beginnings of Reconstruction, and the realities of emancipation, former slaves were confronted with the poss...
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What a Time to Be a Wesleyan!
ISBN: 9780834122253 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Noted author and scholar David McKenna celebrates these simple, yet distinctive foundations and shares with enthusiasm the chalenges facing present-day Wesleyans in his timely new book.
Noted author and scholar David McKenna celebrates these simple, yet distinctive foundations and shares with enthusiasm the chalenges facing present-da...
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74,93 zł |
A Perfect Love: Understanding John Wesley's A Plain Account of Christian Perfection: Expanded Edition
ISBN: 9780881774269 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A Perfect Love is the full text of Wesley's "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection" edited and updated for the contemporary reader. It also includes in-text definitions and notes that explain names and terms that may be unfamiliar to the reader, as well as hymns by Charles Wesley that describe the work of grace in human lives that leads to perfection in love. The term Christian perfection, as Wesley used and understood it, may be translated as "Christian maturity"; it is the outcome of a life lived with and for God in Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.
A Perfect Love is the full text of Wesley's "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection" edited and updated for the contemporary reader. It also includes...
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This Holy Mystery: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion
ISBN: 9780881774573 / Angielski / Miękka / 79 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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John Wesley's 'A Plain Account of Christian Perfection.' The Annotated Edition.
ISBN: 9781932370850 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Wesley (1703-1791) is the chief architect and source of inspiration to the teaching commonly referred to as Christian perfection. Among his many publications, the book that best summarizes his teachings on holiness is A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, as believed and taught by the Reverend Mr. John Wesley, from the year 1725 to the year 1777. For many years this timeless classic has been reproduced in various formats. Now, for the first time, John Wesley's 'A Plain Account of Christian Perfection' is being offered in a definitive Annotated Edition by Mark K. Olson. This edition is...
John Wesley (1703-1791) is the chief architect and source of inspiration to the teaching commonly referred to as Christian perfection. Among his many ...
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Perfectionist Persuasion: The Holiness Movement and American Methodism, 1867-1936
ISBN: 9780810843219 / Angielski / Miękka / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. New in Paperback ..".a model for the kind of study that other denominations now deserve and need."--THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY ..".a sympathetic but balanced treatment...Important for social history collections and essential for those emphasizing the sociology of religion or American religious history."--CHOICE ..".a selective, yet sensitive, authentic account of the movement...No available work competes...in its description of the varied phenomena of the holiness movement."--LEON O. HYNSON, CHRISTIAN SCHOLAR'S REVIEW Cloth edition previously published in 1974.
New in Paperback ..".a model for the kind of study that other denominations now deserve and need."--THE CHRISTIAN CENTURY ..".a sympathetic but balan...
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Catholic Spirit: Wesley, Whitefield, and the Quest for Evangelical Unity in Eighteenth-Century British Methodism
ISBN: 9780810858374 / Angielski / Miękka / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The relationship between John Wesley and George Whitefield has often been viewed as suffering from irreconcilable theological differences. Catholic Spirit: Wesley, Whitefield, and the Quest for Evangelical Unity in Eighteenth-Century British Methodism focuses on the key themes upon which both men agreed. It stresses the commonalties between the two leaders of British Methodism and illustrates the great lengths both went to in order to further the revival of the Christian religion in England and North America.
The relationship between John Wesley and George Whitefield has often been viewed as suffering from irreconcilable theological differences. Catholic Sp...
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506,39 zł |
Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed
ISBN: 9780567033529 / Angielski / Twarda / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As anyone familiar with both the stereotypes and the scholarship related to Wesley knows, tricky interpretive questions abound: was Wesley a conservative, high church Tory or a revolutionary protodemocrat or proto-Marxist? Was he a modern rationalist obsessed with the epistemology of religious belief or a late medieval style thinker who believed in demonic possession and supernatural healing? Was Wesley primarily a pragmatic evangelist or a serious theologian committed to the long-haul work of catechesis, initiation, and formation? As anyone familiar with both the stereotypes and the scholarship related to Wesley knows, tricky interpretive questions abound: was Wesley a conser... |
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Being United Methodist in the Bible Belt: Theological Survival Gde for Youth, Parents, & Other Confused United Methodists
ISBN: 9780664231682 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written in a humorous, accessible style, this book is an easy-to-understand guide to the kinds of theological questions that many United Methodist youth and others are asking today. Being United Methodist in the Bible Belt will help any United Methodist youth, parent, or educator better understand their unique brand of Christianity in light of the understandings of those from the evangelical tradition. With helpful sidebars explaining United Methodist history and polity and questions after each chapter for reflection and action, this book is ideal for Christian education courses for... Written in a humorous, accessible style, this book is an easy-to-understand guide to the kinds of theological questions that many United Methodist ... |
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The Lord Is My Shepherd, etc.
ISBN: 9783836434768 / Angielski / Miękka / 360 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In New England the Methodist message of universal atonement was shaped by its engagement with the orthodox Calvinism that dominated the areas theological, social, and political culture. Methodists challenged the traditional interpretations of election and predestination with an Arminian theology that emphasized free will and the individuals cooperation in the process of salvation. In this book over 600 Scripture texts, sermon outlines, and complete sermons written by more than one hundred Methodist preachers capture the theological struggle between Arminianism and Calvinism in New England....
In New England the Methodist message of universal atonement was shaped by its engagement with the orthodox Calvinism that dominated the areas theologi...
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421,42 zł |
Confessions of Three Ebony Bishops
ISBN: 9780687648474 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Three African American bishops offer guidance and offer pastors a model of spiritual leadership.
Edsel A. Ammons, Ernest S. Lyght, and Jonathan D. Keaton, through personal story, sermons, articles, prayers, and meditations, ground leadership in humility and self-denial. Giving practical advice for church pastors and leaders, the book will inspire many spiritual journeys. Three African American bishops offer guidance and offer pastors a model of spiritual leadership.
Edsel A. Ammons, Ernest S. Lyght, and Jonathan... |
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The Rise Of Methodism In The West: Being The Journal Of The Western Conference 1800-1811
ISBN: 9780548086087 / Angielski / Twarda / 212 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
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197,32 zł |
The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion: A Sect in Action in Eighteenth-Century England
ISBN: 9780198263692 / Angielski / Twarda / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the first detailed study of the operation of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, an important group in early Methodism. Alan Harding explores how the Connexion developed locally; the identity of its preachers and their training; the religious and social origins of those who joined its congregations; and the relationship between central direction and local initiative. The book examines the Connexion's attitudes to the Church of England and also to Dissent, to whose revival in the later eighteenth century it made a significant contribution. It considers the Connexion's relationship...
This is the first detailed study of the operation of the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion, an important group in early Methodism. Alan Harding explo...
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998,17 zł |
Polity, Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist Church: 2006 Edition
ISBN: 9780687335312 / Angielski / Miękka / 361 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Commissioned by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in United Methodist doctrine/polity/history courses." This in-depth analysis of the connection between United Methodist polity and theology addresses ways in which historical developments have shaped--and continue to shape--the organization of the church.
This revised edition incorporates the actions of The United Methodist General Conference, 2004. The book discusses continuing reforms of the church's plan for baptism and church membership, as well as the emergence of deacon's orders and other changes to ordained... "Commissioned by the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry for use in United Methodist doctrine/polity/history courses." This in-depth analys...
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141,08 zł |
Grandpa Jack's Book: A Nonagenarian Minister's Wit and Wisdom
ISBN: 9781440110856 / Angielski / Twarda / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Grandpa Jack's Book: A Nonagenarian Minister's Wit and Wisdom
ISBN: 9781440110832 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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57,11 zł |
Methodisms Racial Dilemma
ISBN: 9780687371297 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Central Jurisdiction was created for African American members of the merger in 1939 of: The Methodist Episcopal Church, The Methodist Episcopal Church South, and The Methodist Protestant Church.
The Central Jurisdiction was created for African American members of the merger in 1939 of: The Methodist Episcopal Church, The Methodist Episcopal Ch...
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105,80 zł |
The Heritage of American Methodism
ISBN: 9780979793554 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In compelling words and superb pictorial illustrations, Kinghorn illustrates how and why the United Methodist Church grew as it did.
In compelling words and superb pictorial illustrations, Kinghorn illustrates how and why the United Methodist Church grew as it did.
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222,26 zł |
To Serve the Present Age
ISBN: 9781441504852 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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92,57 zł |