Respectable Methodism: Nathan Bangs and Respectability in Nineteenth-Century American Methodism (Wesleyan and Methodist Explorations) - Hardcover

Flores, Daniel F

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 166671397X ISBN 13: 9781666713978

Publisher: Cascade Books, 2023

Synopsis

The Wesleyan-Methodist movement entered American history as a fragment of British Methodism. It quickly took on a new identity in the early republic and grew into a vibrant denomination in the nineteenth century. The transitions from the rugged pioneer religion modeled by Bishop Francis Asbury to the urbane religion of industrial America was by design the goal of influential leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Nathan Bangs was perhaps one of the most significant of such leaders. He rose from obscurity to the ranks of power and influence by refining patterns of worship, expanding denominational publishing, and structuring ministerial education. This study is concerned with the development of respectability in American Methodism. It also explores questions on how Bangs and other leaders dealt with in-house conflicts on issues related to race, slavery, and the poor.

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About the Authors

Dr. Daniel F. Flores is Senior Librarian and Associate Professor of Wesleyan Studies at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He is author of Respectable Methodism: Nathan Bangs and Respectability in Nineteenth-Century American Methodism (Wipf & Stock, 2023) winner of the United Methodist Historical Society Saddlebag Award. Dr. Flores served as general editor and contributor to Los Profetas: The Prophetic Role of Hispanic Churches in America (Wesley's Foundery Books, 2022; reprint Wipf and Stock, 2026). He holds graduate degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MA), Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv), Drexel University (MS in Library and Information Science), Sam Houston State University (MEd in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in History), and Drew University (MPhil/PhD in Theological and Religious Studies: American Religion and Culture track). Dr. Flores is an ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church.

Russell E. Richey, Dean Emeritus of Candler School of Theology and William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Church History Emeritus, is author or editor of twenty books, including Denominationalism(1977, 2010) and Reimagining Denominationalism (1994, 2010).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 166671397X
• ISBN 13: 9781666713978
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244