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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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New York Oxford
Oxford University Press
2009
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| Dans: | Année: 2009 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Wigger, John, American Saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodists] (2011) (Turner, Michael K.)
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Asbury, Francis (1745-1816)
B Asbury, Francis ; 1745-1816 B Methodist Episcopal Church ; Bishops ; Biography B Methodist Episcopal Church Bishops Biography |
| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP) |
| Édition parallèle: | Print version: 9780195387803 |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0199866414 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195387803.001.0001 |