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William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2009, xvii + 761 pp. ISBN 978 0 199 21299 6. £85.

William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies . Oxford... William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies. Oxford University Press, Oxford , xvii + pp. ISBN . . This is a substantial book of chapters, divided into six parts--History of Methodism; Ecclesial Forms and Structures; Worship: Sacraments, Liturgy, Hymnody, Preaching; Spiritual Experiences, Evangelism, Mission, Ecumenism; Theology; and Ethics and Politics. As is probably inevitable, some chapters stand out, whilst others are almost stillborn. Thus in Part I, Richard Heitzenrater on `The Founding Brothers,' John Wigger on `Asbury and American Methodism' and David Hempton on `Transitions in Britain and North America' provide the best short summaries available, each of around twenty pages. Yet if Methodism in Latin America deserves a chapter to itself, why are there not corresponding chapters on Africa and Asia? There is a characteristically stimulating chapter by Lamin Sanneh on `Methodism and the Roots of World Christian Awakening'; but this is a general survey (as indeed is the later excellent chapter by Dana Robert and Douglas Tzan on `Traditions and Transitions in Mission Thought'). What is more striking is the almost total absence of any discussion of nonWesleyan traditions. The book is clearly geared to a North American audience http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Church History and Religious Culture (formerly Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis) Brill

William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2009, xvii + 761 pp. ISBN 978 0 199 21299 6. £85.

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Brill
Copyright
Copyright 2012 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1871-241X
eISSN
1871-2428
DOI
10.1163/18712428-09220070
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William J. Abraham and James E. Kirby (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies. Oxford University Press, Oxford , xvii + pp. ISBN . . This is a substantial book of chapters, divided into six parts--History of Methodism; Ecclesial Forms and Structures; Worship: Sacraments, Liturgy, Hymnody, Preaching; Spiritual Experiences, Evangelism, Mission, Ecumenism; Theology; and Ethics and Politics. As is probably inevitable, some chapters stand out, whilst others are almost stillborn. Thus in Part I, Richard Heitzenrater on `The Founding Brothers,' John Wigger on `Asbury and American Methodism' and David Hempton on `Transitions in Britain and North America' provide the best short summaries available, each of around twenty pages. Yet if Methodism in Latin America deserves a chapter to itself, why are there not corresponding chapters on Africa and Asia? There is a characteristically stimulating chapter by Lamin Sanneh on `Methodism and the Roots of World Christian Awakening'; but this is a general survey (as indeed is the later excellent chapter by Dana Robert and Douglas Tzan on `Traditions and Transitions in Mission Thought'). What is more striking is the almost total absence of any discussion of nonWesleyan traditions. The book is clearly geared to a North American audience

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Published: Jan 1, 2012

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