Francis Asbury shaped the religious landscape of early America more decisively than any other person. As the first bishop of the Methodist Church in America, Asbury attempted to visit all of his preachers every year, crisscrossing most of the territory east of the Mississippi River on horseback. In this scholarly biography, Darius L. Salter gives us a candid view of Asbury's personal life and public ministry.
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A lively, engaging, reliable narrative based on extensive research, providing penetrating analysis of Francis Asbury's personality and an effective juxtaposition of biography with larger Methodist and American developments. --Russell E. Richey, Professor of Church History, Candler School of Theology
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Darius L. Salter has served as Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Theology at Nazarene Theological Seminary and an adjunct faculty member of Mid-America Christian University.
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America's Bishop is a much needed addition to historical biography. Francis Asbury single-handedly established the Methodist Church on American soil. His commitment to remain in the States rather than return to England during the Revolutionary War established him as Methodism's leader. Academic neglect of this legendary figure is unacceptable. Thanks to Darius Salter, that problem has been partially fixed.
Despite lifelong physical difficulties, Asbury maintained a strict regiment circuit riding, preaching, leadership development, and spiritual discipline. Without his commitment to the American mission, Methodism would be a minor sect or nonexistent on American soil. Francis Asbury is truly on of the most neglected heroes in American religious history. America's Bishop reads like a cross between a biography and scholarly work. Dates, places, and people are recorded with attention to detail. The chapters are a combination of chronological movement and theological/personal development of Francis Asbury. It is not necessarily a smooth read because of the details, but it is certainly a worthwhile read.
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New York, South Carolina, American Methodism, North Carolina, Jesse Lee, Francis Asbury, Thomas Coke, United States, Henry Boehm, Bishop Asbury, Freeborn Garrettson, Methodist Episcopal Church, New England, James O'Kelly, New Jersey, John Dickens, Thomas Rankin, Henry Gough, Ezekiel Cooper, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas White, British Methodism, Jacob Gruber, Revolutionary War New!
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