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This book highlights three Methodist liturgists who have until now received precious little scholarly focus: Thomas O. Summers (1812-1882), Nolan B. Harmon (1892-1993), and James F. White (1932-2004). Addressing them in chronological order, it shows how each figure enacted liturgical reform and renewal by drawing from the liturgical textual
List of contents
Introduction: Form and Freedom; Distinction and Inculturation Part I: Thomas Osmund Summers 1 The First American Methodist Liturgical Historian 2 Between the Extremes: Form and Freedom Part II: Nolan Bailey Harmon 3 The Unlikely Liturgist 4 The Other Side of the Pendulum Part III: James Floyd White 5 The Consummate Academic 6 Methodist Worship in a Pluralistic Age Conclusion: Evaluating Emerging Forms
About the author
Matthew Sigler is Assistant Professor of Wesleyan Studies and United Methodist Liaison at Seattle Pacific University, USA. He is particularly interested in how the faith practices of communities of the past can affect the church today and has published articles on these subjects in journals such as Worship and Liturgy.
Summary
This book highlights three Methodist liturgists who have until now received precious little scholarly focus: Thomas O. Summers (1812-1882), Nolan B. Harmon (1892-1993), and James F. White (1932-2004). Addressing them in chronological order, it shows how each figure enacted liturgical reform and renewal by drawing from the liturgical textual
