Methodist and Pietist: Retrieving the Evangelical United Brethren Tradition - Softcover

O'Malley, J Steven; Vickers, Jason E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1426714351 ISBN 13: 9781426714351

Publisher: Kingswood Books, 2011

Synopsis

In 1968, the Methodist and Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) churches merged to form The United Methodist Church. More than forty years later, many United Methodists know very little about the history, doctrine, and polity of the EUB. To be sure, there are vestiges of the EUB, most notably the Confession of Faith, in the United Methodist Book of Discipline, but there is much more to be profitably explored. For example, the EUB represents a strand of German Pietism that developed an emphasis on the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the church that, with the exception of Wesley, Fletcher and the early Methodists, was unparalleled in the history of Protestantism. This book makes accessible to clergy and laity alike the considerable riches of the EUB tradition with a view toward the renewal of United Methodism today.

About this title

About the Author:

Jason E. Vickers is Associate Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kingswood Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1426714351
• ISBN 13: 9781426714351
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304