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Bruns, Steven David,

Full tables, closed doors, open fields : the changing shape of grace as American Methodists move from immigrant society to indigenous church / by Steven David Bruns. - 1 online resource (xvii, 214 pages)

Survey of English Eucharistic theology -- Survey of American Colonial Eucharistic theology -- Wesley's Eucharistic theology through Aldersgate -- Wesley's Eucharistic theology after Aldersgate -- Full tables of Methodism -- Eucharistic tensions prior to 1784 -- American Methodist leadership -- Sacramental schism: Flauvanna 1779 -- Healing the schism -- 1784 and the indigenous church -- 1784 and the sacraments -- On the defensive -- Closed doors -- Open fields -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Eucharistic references in John Wesleys works (Jackson) -- Appendix B. American Methodist membership by circuit -- Appendix C. Francis Asbury's Eucharistic celebration 1785-1800: as recorded in his journal.

ISBN: 9781532614750 1532614756

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1700-1799

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Lord's Supper--Methodist Church.
Methodist Church--Doctrines--History--United States--18th century.
Methodist Church--Doctrines--History--18th century.
Eucharistie--Église méthodiste.
Église méthodiste--Doctrines--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
Église méthodiste--Doctrines--Histoire--18e siècle.
RELIGION--Christianity--Methodist.
Lord's Supper--Methodist Church
Methodist Church--Doctrines

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Church history--18th century.
États-Unis--Histoire religieuse--18e siècle.
United States

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Church history
History

LC Class. No.: BX8236 / .B78 2018eb

Dewey Class. No.: 287.0973