Publisher's Synopsis
Francis John McConnell (1871-1953) was an American social reformer and a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1912. Bishop McConnell was a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University and the Boston University School of Theology. He was an Ordained Minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years, serving among other places a large church in Brooklyn, New York. Before election to the episcopacy, McConnell served as the President of DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, 1909- 1912. McConnell is best known for his quote "We need a type of patriotism that recognizes the virtues of those who are opposed to us." His works include: Understanding the Scriptures (1917), Public Opinion and Theology (1920), Is God Limited? (1924), The Preacher and the People (1922) and The Just Weight (1925).
