Methodism in the American Forest

by Russell E Richey and Russell E. Richey

Book Overview

Winner of the 2015 Saddleback Selection Award from the Historical Society of The United Methodist Church

During the nineteenth century, camp meetings became a signature program of American Methodists and an extraordinary engine for their remarkable evangelistic outreach. Methodism in the American Forest explores the ways in which Methodist preachers interacted with and utilized the American woodland, and the role camp meetings...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199359628
• ISBN13: 9780199359622
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"