Itinerant Temples: Tent Methodism 1814-1832 (Studies in Evangelical History and Thought)

John Lander

ISBN 10: 1842271512 / ISBN 13: 9781842271513

Verlag: Paternoster 01 O, 2003

Itinerant Temples: Tent Methodism 1814-1832 (Studies in Evangelical History and Thought) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. . Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7719-9781842271513

Inhaltsangabe:

After John Wesley's death in 1791, schisms from Wesleyan Methodism occurred regularly. These events were not unexpected and the authorities often accepted them with little obvious regret, even if they did not actually encourage them. The first major split occurred in 1797 when the Methodist New Connexion was formed, and in the following twenty years further significant schisms led to the establishment of the Primitive Methodists and the Bible Christians. Other offshoots arose that lasted for shorter periods. One of these was the Tent Methodists, a group that has been largely ignored by historians probably because it did not become a major national or regional body. Its significance has not, however, been sufficiently recognized. One tent, then two, capable of accommodating congregations of over 500, were used extensively by preachers in the Bristol Wesleyan circuit and further afield from 1814, in addition to their preaching plan commitments. They received varying degrees of support and hostility from the circuit hierarchy, and in late 1819 attempts were made to bring the work under the authority of the circuit superintendent. The local preachers involved refused to relinquish control of the tents, and a bitter dispute began which led to the effective expulsion of three leading local preachers. They, and others, formed the Tent Methodist sect that, for several years, made considerable progress in several parts of England and one small area of South Wales. Decline set in at the beginning of 1826, and by 1832 the tents had been disposed of, and all the chapels acquired by the sect had been sold.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: John Lander A banker by profession, John Lander is now retired. He is a non-executive director of Peninsula Community Health CIC, a governor of Truro & Penwith College, a member of the Cornish Methodist Historical Association committee, and a trustee of MIST (Methodist Independent Schools Trust). John has a PhD from The Open University following a thesis about a 19th century Methodist sect. He writes on a variety of Cornish social and church history topics.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Itinerant Temples: Tent Methodism 1814-1832 ...
Verlag: Paternoster 01 O
Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Very Good