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ISBN-13: | 9781791016593 |
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Publisher: | Abingdon Press |
Publication date: | 11/15/2022 |
Edition description: | American Methodism Revised and Updated ed. |
Pages: | 284 |
Sales rank: | 810,151 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.30(d) |
About the Author
Jean Miller Schmidt is Gerald L. Schlessman Professor Emerita of Methodist Studies, The Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado.
(2011) Russell E. Richey is Dean Emeritus of Candler School of Theology and the William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Church History Emeritus in Atlanta, Georgia.
Table of Contents
Preface xiii
Methodist History in a Digital Age xiii
Using This Narrative with the Two MEA Volumes xiv
Complementary United Methodist Resources xv
Introduction: Spontaneous Beginnings: 1760-68 xvii
Conversionist Religion xvii
Colonial Awakenings xix
Otterbein and Boehm xx
Wesleyan Initiatives xxii
Spontaneity and Order xxv
Chapter I Revolutionary Methodism: 1769-84 1
Pilmore and Boardman 1
Order(s) 2
Liberty 4
Conferencing 6
Discipline 7
Tensions and Controversies as Revolution Looms 9
Collaborators, Loyalists, Pacifists, Persecuted, Patriots 11
Americanization 14
A First Schism 16
Slavery and Revival 18
Awaiting Wesleyan Directives 20
Provisioning an American Church 21
Planting an American Church 23
Chapter II Reforming the Continent and Spreading Scriptural Holiness: 1792-1816 25
The Christmas Conference 25
Otterbein in Baltimore 27
Race, Gender, and Gentility 29
Bishops and Conference 31
Multiple Conferences and the Council 33
General Conference 35
Republican, Primitive, and African Methodists 36
Denominationalism 38
United Brethren and Evangelical Association 39
Annual Conferences and General Conference (MEC) 42
Spirituality: In the Home and in Camp Meetings 45
The Early MEC and Racism 49
A New Day Dawns 50
Chapter III Print, Nurture, Missions: 1816-50s 53
Which Wesley to Emulate? 53
Apologetics and the Course of Study 55
Book Agents 56
A Print Church 58
Parsonages and Pastoring 61
Sunday Worship, the Sunday School, and the Sunday School Union 63
Missionary Societies 66
A New Connectionalism 68
Holiness Promoted 70
Collegiate Enterprise 73
Theological Seminaries and Brush Colleges 75
Chapter IV Connectional Strains and Contests: 1816-50s 77
Racial Divisions 78
German Methodisms 80
Women's Ministries 81
Indigenous Missions 83
Colonization and Mission to the Slaves 86
German, Spanish, and International Missions 89
Democratic and Anti-Episcopacy Divisions 91
A New Church 96
Chapter V Methodism and Slavery: 1830-60s 99
Sectionalized Methodism 100
Methodist Abolition and an Antislavery Church 101
General Conference 1844 104
Methodist Episcopal Church, South 107
MEC vs. MECS 109
Further Division over Slavery 110
Chapter VI A Methodist Civil War: 1860-65 115
Methodist Confederacy 116
Military Defeat and Moral Victory 118
Northern Methodist Patriotism 120
Ministry in the Army 123
Mobilizing Methodist Women 124
New Caring Institutions 125
African American Conferences 129
National Churches 130
Chapter VII Reconstructions: 1866-84 135
Looking Back and Looking Forward 135
Lay Rights in Episcopal Methodism 138
Denominational Accountability 141
Women's Organizational Revolution 144
Seminaries 148
Women in Seminary and in the Pulpit 150
Foreign and Home Missions 153
Southern African American Methodisms 155
"Fraternal" Relations Among Methodists 158
Local Methodism 160
Chapter VIII Rethinking Mission(s): 1884-1939 163
Reordering Foreign Missions 163
Lay Ministries at Home 165
Korean Missions and Asian American Methodists 169
Deaconess Movements 174
Hospitals 177
Social Christianity 180
MFSS and the Social Creed 182
Rethinking Missions 184
Chapter IX Methodism Conflicted: 1884-1939 187
Laity Rights for Women 187
Conflicts over Holiness 190
A Methodist Social Gospel 193
Drying up America 195
Red Scare 197
Liberalism and Fundamentalism 198
MECS Women and Racial Reform 201
Women's Ordination: Another Round 204
Worship and Architecture 205
Mission(s) in War and of Peace 210
Reunification and Race 214
Chapter X Unifications and Wars: 1939-68 221
War and a New World Order 221
Holocaust, Japanese Internment, Hiroshima and Nagasaki 225
Ordering the New Methodist Church 227
Jurisdictions and the Central Jurisdiction 231
Segregated Methodism-Segregated America 235
Progress Toward Integration 237
Uniting Methodist Women 239
Full Clergy Rights for Women 241
Youth Ministries 243
The Evangelical United Brethren Church 245
Worship: EUBC and Methodist 248
Cold and Korean Wars 253
Social Activism and Another "Red Scare" 254
Ecumenical Efforts 257
The United Methodist Church 259
Mission Churches Exercise Options 262
Chapter XI The United Methodist Church: 1968-84 265
Caucus and Commission 266
African Americans in United Methodism 268
Asian American United Methodists 272
Latino/Hispanic United Methodism 275
Native American United Methodism 278
The UMC and the Vietnam War 282
Merger Commissions-Social Principles, Structure, Doctrine 284
New Women's Organizations 288
Homosexuality: Cause and Caucus 292
Elder Care 298
Divorce 300
Abortion 302
Good News, a Forum for Scriptural Christianity 304
Spirituality and the Language of Praise 308
Chapter XII From Bicentennial to Century's End: 1984-2000 311
New Doctrinal Standards 313
Episcopal Initiatives 315
Native American Ministries 318
Latino/Hispanic Ministries 320
Korean American Ministries 322
Abortion Policy 324
Homosexuality 326
Political Theologizing 332
Christian Unity 334
Sacraments, Worship, Hymnody 337
Women Lead in Church and Nation 343
Chapter XIII Polity Pushed to the Breaking Point: 2000-2022 347
Realignment Attempts and Global Membership Shift 347
Budget Cuts and the General Agencies 353
Theological and Ecumenical Developments 359
The Bible and Ecumenism 363
Acts of Repentance 365
Division(s) Based on Sexuality 369
The Commission on a Way Forward (CWF) 381
A Virtual Connection 391
Together/Apart: COVID-19 396
Cliffhanger 404
Abbreviations 407