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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
Church History and Religious Culture (formerly Nederlands Archief voor Kerkgeschiedenis) – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2012
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