To serve the present age
Subtitle: Methodism's quest to be faithful
By: Paul F. McCleary.
Publisher: Xlibris Corp., c2009.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: [S.l.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9781441504869; 9781441504852
Subjects: United Methodist Church (U.S.) -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-171) and index.
Table of contents: title: To serve the present age Methodism's quest to be faithful; title: The elements in establishing Methodism in America; title: Fertile ground for growth : the American colonies in the 1790s; title: The nature of leadership in American Methodism : the Asburian episcopacy; title: The nature of leadership in American Methodism : the search for a viable organizational model; title: Slavery : the divisive issue : Methodism embroiled in racism; title: Race : the divisive issue : committed to being an inclusive church; title: Experiential theology, holiness, and the social gospel; title: Transformation from within : a radical hope.