ISBN: 9780300119763

"Brilliantly provocative. . . . [A] masterful account."—Grant Wacker, Christian Century The emergence of Methodism was arguably the most significant transformation of Prot… More...

"Brilliantly provocative. . . . [A] masterful account."—Grant Wacker, Christian Century The emergence of Methodism was arguably the most significant transformation of Protestant Christianity since the Reformation. This book explores the rise of Methodism from its unpromising origins as a religious society within the Church of England in the 1730s to a major international religious movement by the 1880s. During that period Methodism refashioned the old denominational order in the British Isles, became the largest religious denomination in the United States, and gave rise to the most dynamic world missionary movement of the nineteenth century. By the end of the nineteenth century, Methodism had circled the globe and was poised to become one of the fastest-growing religious traditions in the modern world. David Hempton, a preeminent authority on the history of Methodism, digs beneath the hard surface of institutional expansion to get to the heart of the movement as a dynamic and living faith tradition. Methodism was a movement of discipline and sobriety, but also of ecstasy and enthusiasm. A noisy, restless, and emotional tradition, Methodism fundamentally reshaped British and American culture in the age of industrialization, democratization, and the rise of empire. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>Religion,Inspiration>Religion>Comparative REL, Yale University Press Core >1 >T<

ISBN: 9780300119763

This lively history of the rise of Methodism charts the development of the movement from its unpromising origins in England in the 1730s to its major international importance by the 1880s… More...

This lively history of the rise of Methodism charts the development of the movement from its unpromising origins in England in the 1730s to its major international importance by the 1880s. The book explores Methodism’s phenomenal growth in the British Isles, America, and around the globe, and the complex reasons for its wide-ranging appeal.This is an extraordinary book. It is jammed full of scintillating interpretations; it is beautifully written; and it conveys tremendous insight in a short compass. It will be recognized immediately as the classic work on the rise of Methodism.— Mark Noll, Wheaton CollegeClear, concise, original and formidably learned.—Eugen Weber, The Key ReporterBrilliantly provocative. . . . [A] masterful account.—Grant Wacker, Christian Century David Hempton, Books, Religion and Spirituality, Methodism: Empire of the Spirit Books>Religion and Spirituality, Yale University Press<

2006, ISBN: 9780300119763

Empire of the Spirit, Buch, Softcover, [PU: Yale University Press], Yale University Press, 2006