{"product_id":"historical-dictionary-of-methodism-9781538159200","title":"Historical Dictionary of Methodism","description":"Methodism, originally founded in the eighteenth century, has grown into a large and influential Protestant denomination. As of 2016, it claimed around 50 million adherents in 80 churches in more than 150 countries. Its history illuminates our understanding of modern culture, ethics, literature, politics, Christian mission, women's studies, and many related topics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHistorical Dictionary of Methodism, Fourth Edition \u003c\/i\u003econtains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 700 cross-referenced entries on important institutions, events, doctrines, and people who have contributed to the movement and to broader society in the three centuries since it was founded. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Methodism as a global movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Woodruff Tait \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eChristian History in Seven Sentences \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Poisoned Chalice: Eucharistic Grape Juice and Common-Sense Realism in Victorian Methodism\u003c\/i\u003e, co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eCambridge Companion to American Protestantism\u003c\/i\u003e, and senior editor at \u003ci\u003eChristian History\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher J. Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is archives and special collections librarian at Allegheny College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Centenary Celebration of American Methodist Missions: The 1919 World's Fair of Evangelical Americanism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVoices from the Fair: Race, Gender, and the American Nation at a Methodist Missionary Exposition. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51174791545106,"sku":"9781538159200","price":237.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3165294d-18f7-44f2-9f8c-ac6c297420a1.jpg?v=1744275797","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/historical-dictionary-of-methodism-9781538159200","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}