A tale of one man’s impact on both a church and state in a country that enshrines their separation. Henry Foxall set the tone for subsequent American Methodists: adapters, entrepreneurs, and leaders. He was the quintessential catalyst for the transformation of a Spirit-filled movement into...

United Methodist Scholars Writing from Their Global Contexts The United Methodist Church continues to live into its global nature, and this book, written by scholars from their own contexts, helps develop deeper global sensibilities as it tells the stories of Annual Conferences throughout the world....

This study originated as a plenary address at THE UMC AFTER TAMPA: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? A United Methodist Faculty Consultation for the 2012-16 Quadrennium, an event sponsored and hosted by Candler School of Theology, Emory University. Russell E. Richey is Dean Emeritus...

Eminent United Methodist historian Russell Richey skillfully analyzes the evolving marginalization of "extension ministers"—United Methodist clergypersons serving the denomination in ministry settings beyond the local parish. Drawing on denominational history, theological argument, and practical experience, Richey offers trenchant insights for reintegrating this vital ministry into...

The United Methodist impasse over human sexuality has its roots in two dichotomous ideologies of history and theology. This book maps how American Methodists have responded to sexual change since World War II. It argues that the current United Methodist impasse over human sexuality has...

We shape and are shaped by the stories we tell about ourselves. Methodists love to tell the story and Methodist churches have consistently told and re-told the narrative of their eighteenth-century founding by John (and sometimes Charles) Wesley as a way of describing the distinctive...

Reclaim the Third Way of Evangelism Produced in cooperation with The Foundation for Evangelism, this book offers a Wesleyan evangelism through the lens and in the spirit of E. Stanley Jones. As Christians seek ways to authentically, faithfully, and genuinely share the gospel, they find...