Growth or Declension: Methodist Historians' Treatment of the Relationship Between the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Culture of the United States.

摘要

An essay is presented on the relationship between Methodism and U.S. culture. It reviews several histories of the Methodist Episcopal Church written after the Civil War. It explores the author's view about whether the interaction between the Methodist Episcopal Church and American culture set the stage for the Methodist Episcopal Church's growth or declension. It cites the certainty of the author on the interrelationship between American Methodism and American culture.