The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders

The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9781725269217
ISBN-13 : 172526921X
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Synopsis The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders by : Rimi Xhemajli

In The Supernatural and the Circuit Riders, Rimi Xhemajli shows how a small but passionate movement grew and shook the religious world through astonishing signs and wonders. Beginning in the late eighteenth century, early American Methodist preachers, known as circuit riders, were appointed to evangelize the American frontier by presenting an experiential gospel: one that featured extraordinary phenomena that originated from God’s Spirit. In employing this evangelistic strategy of the gospel message fueled by supernatural displays, Methodism rapidly expanded. Despite beginning with only ten official circuit riders in the early 1770s, by the early 1830s, circuit riders had multiplied and caused Methodism to become the largest American denomination of its day. In investigating the significance of the supernatural in the circuit rider ministry, Xhemajli provides a new historical perspective through his eye-opening demonstration of the correlation between the supernatural and the explosive membership growth of early American Methodism, which fueled the Second Great Awakening. In doing so, he also prompts the consideration of the relevance and reproduction of such acts in the American church today.

Among Our Books

Among Our Books
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Total Pages : 662
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105027922603
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Among Our Books by : Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

A Library of Religious Poetry

A Library of Religious Poetry
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Total Pages : 1148
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:AH4Z5I
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Rating : 4/5 (5I Downloads)

Synopsis A Library of Religious Poetry by : Philip Schaff

The Congregationalist

The Congregationalist
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 1120
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015066950216
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis The Congregationalist by : Robert William Dale

The British Quarterly Review

The British Quarterly Review
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 530
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433081647939
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis The British Quarterly Review by : Henry Allon

Sunday talk (ed. by C. Church).

Sunday talk (ed. by C. Church).
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Total Pages : 854
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ISBN-10 : OXFORD:590954173
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Sunday talk (ed. by C. Church). by : Cyril Church

The Expositor

The Expositor
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Total Pages : 86
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:AH6LTA
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Rating : 4/5 (TA Downloads)

Synopsis The Expositor by : Samuel Cox