Mark of a Man

Peter Spencer and the African Union Methodist Tradition: The Man, the Movement, the Message, and the Legacy

Häftad, Engelska, 1987

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The fascinating biography of Peter Spencer (1782-1843) who was the most important leader of the Union Church of African Members, the first body of African Methodists to win unconditional independence from white Methodism. Born a slave, Spencer migrated to Wilmington, Delaware, joined the mostly white Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, attended a Quaker school, and soon became the recognized leader of the black people of Delaware.

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Utgivningsdatum:1987-08-14
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:112
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780819165367

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Lewis V. Baldwin is Professor of Religious Studies at Vanderbilt University.

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Professor Baldwin continues to enrich our knowledge of little known tributaries of African Methodism with this new book on Peter Spencer. Spencer's contribution needs to be added to the list of pioneer Black preachers. -- Gayraud Wilmore, New York Theological Seminary Professor Baldwin continues to enrich our knowledge of little known tributaries of African Methodism with this new book on Peter Spencer. Spencer's contribution needs to be added to the list of pioneer Black preachers. -- Gayraud Wilmore, New York Theological Seminary