Publisher's Synopsis
The History of the Religious Movement of the Eighteenth Century Called Methodism V1 is a comprehensive book written by Abel Stevens about the origins and growth of the Methodist movement. The book is divided into several chapters that cover the early years of Methodism, its spread throughout England and America, and the key figures who played a role in its development. Stevens provides a detailed account of the religious and social context in which Methodism emerged, and highlights the various challenges and controversies that the movement faced along the way. The book also explores the impact of Methodism on society, including its role in promoting education, social reform, and missionary work. Overall, The History of the Religious Movement of the Eighteenth Century Called Methodism V1 is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of religion, social movements, or the development of modern society.1878. Volume I of III. Stevens was an American editor, historian and Methodist Episcopal clergyman. He suffered the trials of poverty and hard work in childhood and early on he was converted and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church. He began to preach when a mere youth, and before he was twenty-one years of age was regarded as a prodigy of eloquence. He opened the vein of American Methodistic history, and gave a long series of historical articles, which afterward appeared in the form of books, and, indeed, entered upon the investigations which produced his History of Methodism, one of the ablest and best-known works of its class. This volume covers the origin of Methodism to the Death of Whitefield. In his preface Stevens writes: As a great religious development of the last century, affecting largely our common Protestantism, and, unquestionably, destined to affect it still more profoundly, Methodism does not belong exclusively to the denominations which have appropriated its name. I have therefore attempted to write its history in a liberal spirit, and to consider it, not as a sectarian, but as a general religious movement, ostensibly within the Church of England, at least during the lives of the chief Methodist founders, but reaching beyond it to most of the Protestantism of England and America. I have endeavored steadily to keep this point of view till the movement was reduced into sectarian organizations. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Volume 2 ISBN 0766196208, Volume 3 ISBN 0766196216.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
