Tenting by the Cross: The History and Development of the Methodist and Holiness Camp Meeting - Softcover

Danielson, Robert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1621718654 ISBN 13: 9781621718659

Publisher: First Fruits Press, 2019

Synopsis

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The camp meeting has been a powerful symbol of frontier religion in the history of the United States of America. Millions of people have attended these gatherings over the years, many finding their Christian faith and salvation in the shady groves, listening to energizing sermons from hastily constructed platforms, crude covered podiums, or simple structures meant to keep the rain out, but still retain the feel of the outside. Traditional hymns, such as “Shall We Gather at the River” and “In the Sweet By-and-By,” joined “The Old Rugged Cross” and “I Surrender All” to create a unique evangelistic event. While camp meetings became a trademark of the Methodist and Holiness traditions, their origins go back to the early field preaching of Wesley and Whitefield.

Edition details

• Publisher: First Fruits Press
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1621718654
• ISBN 13: 9781621718659
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 71