United Methodism at Forty: Looking Back, Looking Forward. This item is unavailable.United Methodism at Forty: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Where has the United Methodist Church been and where is it going?  This new book by respected Methodist historians answers these questions, reviewing the accomplishments and challenges of United Methodism as it enters its fifth decade.  From doctrine, theology, and worship – to homosexuality, abortion, and capital punishment – this insightful book examines the issues that have shaped and continue to shape the Methodist Church.  United Methodism at Forty is essential to everyone who wants to understand what it means to be a United Methodist.

John G. McEllhenney, Cornwall Manor, Bradley Hall 104, 1 Boyd Street, Cornwall, PA 17016-0125

 

Charles Yrigoyen, Jr., a retired clergy member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference has been a local church pastor, college teacher and chaplain, and for twenty-four years the General Secretary of the General Commission on Archives and history. He has taught at five theological seminaries and has written or edited eight books and numerous articles.

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Kenneth E. Rowe, a retired clergy member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference, the premier bibliographer of American United Methodism, was for 31 years Methodist Librarian and Professor of Church History at Drew University, as well as Professor of Church History in the Theological and Graduate Schools. He is also Emeritus Professor of Church History and Methodist Archives Librarian at Drew University Theological School in Madison, New Jersey.