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Concise History Of The Methodist Protestant Church From Its Origin

Concise History Of The Methodist Protestant Church From Its Origin

H. Bassett, Ancel

Paperback

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ISBN10: 935450146X
ISBN13: 9789354501463
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 22 2021
Pages: 426
Weight: 1.37
Height: 0.95 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Methodism in America did not simply grow; it argued, divided, and rebuilt. Ancel H. Bassett traces that turning with calm authority. A schism reshaped the denomination. Concise History Of The Methodist Protestant Church From Its Origin is a focused Methodist Protestant church history, mapping the rise of a reforming body within 19th century American Methodism. It sets its story against Methodist Episcopal history and the practical pressures that drove change. Bassett writes for readers who want the facts without the fog: how leadership, representation, and decision-making were contested, and why a new communion took form. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Valuable as denominational church history and as a concise church history for quick orientation, it also rewards deeper work: a seminary study resource for early American Protestantism, Wesleyan Methodist history, and church polity and governance. Presented as a complete text edition, it suits anyone building an annotated reference edition of their own, with arguments to compare against wider accounts of Methodist schism and reform. Casual readers will find a clear narrative; collectors of classic religious writing will appreciate its place in the documentary record of American faith. Written when these questions were still live, Bassett's account captures the language and concerns of its era, offering a grounded, near-contemporary lens on dissent, conscience, and institutional order in a young and growing republic.

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