The Cambridge Companion to American Methodism

A product of trans-Atlantic revivalism and awakening Methodism initially took root in America in the eighteenth century. In the mid-nineteenth century Methodism exploded to become the largest religious body in the United States and the quintessential form of American religion. This Cambridge Companion offers a general comprehensive introduction to various forms of American Methodism including the African-American German Evangelical Pietist holiness and Methodist Episcopal traditions. Written from various disciplinary perspectives including history literature theology and religious studies this volume explores the beliefs and practices around which the lives of American Methodist churches have revolved as well as the many ways in which Methodism has both adapted to and shaped American culture.