Methodist Worship: Mediating the Wesleyan Liturgical Heritage by Sigler New..

Name: Methodist Worship: Mediating the Wesleyan Liturgical Heritage by Sigler New..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Methodist WorshipMediating the Wesleyan Liturgical Heritage\nAuthor(s): R. Matthew Sigler\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367588946, 978-0367588946\nSynopsis\nWhat makes Methodist worship \""Methodist\"" or \""Wesleyan?\"" How do Methodists evaluate emerging forms of worship in light of their own liturgical heritage? This book considers these questions by bringing to light the work and significance of three Methodist liturgists who have until now received precious little scholarly focus: Thomas O. Summers [tel], Nolan B. Harmon [tel], and James F. White [tel]. Exploring each ones contribution to the Methodist movement, it evaluates their continuing legacies as scholars and practitioners of Methodist worship. \n\nImportantly, the work of all these men occurred during times of cultural change, which gave rise to new ways of worship within the landscape of American Methodism. Addressing them in chronological order, th.