Taking Heaven By Storm Summary
Mya Morris
HIS201
Professor Sarah M.L. Jones
31 JAN 2014
Wigger, John H. Taking Heaven by Storm. New York ,New York of publication: Oxford University Press, 1998.
In the book Taking Heaven by Storm, John Wigger explains the rise of Methodism to the principal religious movements of colonies until the Civil War, spreading on a scale unknown to man at that time. Methodism shaped not only religion in the colonies but social stucture and the way of life of thousands, spread by traveling or itinerant preachers and sustained by local preachers (p. vii). Methodism thrived after the American Revolution sherking off the Hierachy English foothold and allowing the common folk to feel equal to others (p. 7). Both America and Methodism were starting …show more content…
The Methodism was the first religious right to equal out both men and women as much as possible and depended on both working in unison. Some were followed because of their elequant echortation and others were teachers and lay leaders most were unlicensed (p.153). Many widow women were like mothers, confidants and counselors molding intinants along their paths therefore molding the church from within (p. 161). In the turn of the centrury women were not as accepted as being vocal in the church so many just worked withing the cutoms and traditions that they had developed throught the years (p. 154,156). Methodist women used nurtured and protected the church that they helped develop many times in spirit and sometimes literally. Women were not the only minority that would gain more independence through Methodism, Christian black freedment and slaves were also touched by this …show more content…
177-178). American Methodists had a strong hold in government and the church was growing wealthy creating ornate churches with organs and bells. As the church grew and moved from the homes to the beautiful churches, so did it lose its fire. Many of the croaker’s thought that the church was falling on it’s own sword basically declining because of success (p. 181). The church that had rose from nothing had now reached a pinacle and was compromising their core values in order to attain wealth and social status. The building blocks to which this subcoulture was built were being compromised (p. 187, 195). It was a rise and a fall in the same
HIS201
Professor Sarah M.L. Jones
31 JAN 2014
Wigger, John H. Taking Heaven by Storm. New York ,New York of publication: Oxford University Press, 1998.
In the book Taking Heaven by Storm, John Wigger explains the rise of Methodism to the principal religious movements of colonies until the Civil War, spreading on a scale unknown to man at that time. Methodism shaped not only religion in the colonies but social stucture and the way of life of thousands, spread by traveling or itinerant preachers and sustained by local preachers (p. vii). Methodism thrived after the American Revolution sherking off the Hierachy English foothold and allowing the common folk to feel equal to others (p. 7). Both America and Methodism were starting …show more content…
The Methodism was the first religious right to equal out both men and women as much as possible and depended on both working in unison. Some were followed because of their elequant echortation and others were teachers and lay leaders most were unlicensed (p.153). Many widow women were like mothers, confidants and counselors molding intinants along their paths therefore molding the church from within (p. 161). In the turn of the centrury women were not as accepted as being vocal in the church so many just worked withing the cutoms and traditions that they had developed throught the years (p. 154,156). Methodist women used nurtured and protected the church that they helped develop many times in spirit and sometimes literally. Women were not the only minority that would gain more independence through Methodism, Christian black freedment and slaves were also touched by this …show more content…
177-178). American Methodists had a strong hold in government and the church was growing wealthy creating ornate churches with organs and bells. As the church grew and moved from the homes to the beautiful churches, so did it lose its fire. Many of the croaker’s thought that the church was falling on it’s own sword basically declining because of success (p. 181). The church that had rose from nothing had now reached a pinacle and was compromising their core values in order to attain wealth and social status. The building blocks to which this subcoulture was built were being compromised (p. 187, 195). It was a rise and a fall in the same