The Methodist Conference in America: A History

by Russell E. Richey

Book Overview

In the Methodist lexicon, 'conference' refers to a body of preachers (and later, of laity as well) that exercises legislative, judicial, and executive functions for the church or some portion thereof. 'Conference, ' says Richey, defined Methodism in more than political ways: on conference hinged religious time, religious space, religious belonging, religious structure, even religiosity itself. Methodist histories uniformly recognize, typically even...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0687021871
• ISBN13: 9780687021871
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Kingswood Books
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"