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| Resource: |
Book (815147) Methodism in the American Forest
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| Author: |
Richey, Russell |
| Publisher: |
Oxford University Press, 2015 |
| Vendor: |
Amazon |
| Length: |
230 Pages |
| Heading: |
UMC — United Methodist Church
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| Subjects: |
United Methodist History |
| Location: |
UMC |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9780199359622
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| Description: |
This book explores the ways in which Methodist preachers interacted with and used the American woodland and the role camp meetings played in the denomination's spread across the country. Chapters: Wilderness, shady grove, and garden; Cathedraling the woods; A church spread into the wilderness; Gardening in wilderness or machines in the garden or tending the garden; Two cities in the woods, Methodism's gardening options -- a concluding note; Appendix -- John Wesley preaching under trees and in groves. Includes index. |
| Age Groups: |
Adult (30-55)
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