Religion and Violence in Early American Methodism: Taking the Kingdom by Force

by Jeffrey Williams

Book Overview

Early American Methodists commonly described their religious lives as great wars with sin and claimed they wrestled with God and Satan who assaulted them in terrible ways. Carefully examining a range of sources, including sermons, letters, autobiographies, journals, and hymns, Jeffrey Williams explores this violent aspect of American religious life and thought. Williams exposes Methodism's insistence that warfare was an inevitable part of Christian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253354447
• ISBN13: 9780253354440
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher