The Origins of Primitive Methodism

The Primitive Methodist Connexion's mature social character may have been working-class, but this did not reflect its social origins.

List of contents

Introduction
The Historiography Problem
The Sources Problem
The Bourne Problem
A Third-Party View of Early Primitive Methodism
The Baptismal Registers
The 1851 Religious Census
The PM Chapel
The Character of the Leadership
Conclusions and a Reinterpretation
Appendix A
Bibliography

About the author

Sandy Calder

Summary

The Primitive Methodist Connexion's mature social character may have been working-class, but this did not reflect its social origins.

Product details

• Authors: Sandy Calder
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9781783270811
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-081-1
• No. of pages: 316
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 241 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 743 g
• Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History; Studies in Modern British Reli; Studies in Modern British Reli; Studies in Modern British Religious History
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity