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Following the Revolutionary War, American Methodism grew at an astonishing rate, rising from fewer than 1,000 members in 1770 to over 250,000 by 1820. In Taking Heaven by Storm, John H. Wigger seeks to explain this remarkable expansion, offering a provocative reassessment of the role of popular religion in American life.

Wigger examines American Methodism from a variety of angles, focusing in turn on the circuit riders who relentlessly pushed the Methodist movement forward, the critical role of women and African Americans within the movement, the enthusiastic nature of Methodist worship, and the unique community structure of early American Methodism.

Under Methodism's influence, American evangelism became far more enthusiastic, egalitarian, entrepreneurial, and lay oriented - characteristics that continue to shape and define popular religion today.

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
269

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Subjects

History, Methodism, Methodist Church, Church history, Volksfrömmigkeit, Methodisme, Methodismus, Methodist church (u.s.), Methodism, history, United states, church history

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United States

Times

19th century, 18th century

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Taking heaven by storm: Methodism and the rise of popular Christianity in America
1998, Oxford University Press
in English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Religion in America series, Religion in America series (Oxford University Press)

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287/.0973/09033
Library of Congress
BX8236 .W44 1998, BX8236.W44 1998

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ix, 269 p. :
Number of pages
269

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OL663820M
Internet Archive
takingheavenbyst0000wigg
ISBN 10
0195104528
LCCN
97009359
OCLC/WorldCat
36573695
Library Thing
383803
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3540303

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