Richey, Russell E.
Overview
Works: | 38 works in 116 publications in 1 language and 6,652 library holdings |
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Genres: | History Church history Conference papers and proceedings Forecasts |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Other |
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Most widely held works by
Russell E Richey
American civil religion by
Russell E Richey(
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13 editions published between 1974 and 1990 in English and held by 942 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
13 editions published between 1974 and 1990 in English and held by 942 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Methodists by
James E Kirby(
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9 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in English and held by 778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
9 editions published between 1996 and 1998 in English and held by 778 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Denominationalism by
Russell E Richey(
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9 editions published between 1977 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Evidence of mainstream denominational decline virtually throws itself in our faces -- growing religious pluralism in North America; the decline over the last half century in the salience, prestige, power, and vitality of Protestant denominational leadership; slippage in mainline membership and corresponding growth, vigor, visibility, and political prowess of conservative, evangelical, and fundamentalist bodies; patterns of congregational independence, including loosening of or removal of denominational identity, particularly in signage, and the related marginal loyalty of members; emergence of megachurches, with resources and the capacity to meet needs heretofore supplied by denominations (training, literature, expertise); growth within mainline denominations of caucuses and their alignment into broad progressive or conservative camps, often with connections to similar camps in other denominations; widespread suspicion of, indeed hostility towards, the centers and symbols of denominational identity -- the regional and national headquarters; migration of individuals and families through various religious identities, sometimes out of classic Christianity altogether. Denominationalism looks doomed and is so proclaimed. It may be. However, viewing the sweep of Anglo-American history, this volume suggests how much denominations and denominationalism have changed, how resilient they have proved, how significant these structures of religious belonging have been in providing order and direction to American society, and how such enduring purposes find ever new structural/institutional expression. -- Publisher
9 editions published between 1977 and 2013 in English and Undetermined and held by 620 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Evidence of mainstream denominational decline virtually throws itself in our faces -- growing religious pluralism in North America; the decline over the last half century in the salience, prestige, power, and vitality of Protestant denominational leadership; slippage in mainline membership and corresponding growth, vigor, visibility, and political prowess of conservative, evangelical, and fundamentalist bodies; patterns of congregational independence, including loosening of or removal of denominational identity, particularly in signage, and the related marginal loyalty of members; emergence of megachurches, with resources and the capacity to meet needs heretofore supplied by denominations (training, literature, expertise); growth within mainline denominations of caucuses and their alignment into broad progressive or conservative camps, often with connections to similar camps in other denominations; widespread suspicion of, indeed hostility towards, the centers and symbols of denominational identity -- the regional and national headquarters; migration of individuals and families through various religious identities, sometimes out of classic Christianity altogether. Denominationalism looks doomed and is so proclaimed. It may be. However, viewing the sweep of Anglo-American history, this volume suggests how much denominations and denominationalism have changed, how resilient they have proved, how significant these structures of religious belonging have been in providing order and direction to American society, and how such enduring purposes find ever new structural/institutional expression. -- Publisher
Early American Methodism by
Russell E Richey(
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4 editions published in 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As Richey shows, the pietistic vernacular did not displace other Methodist languagesâŽ{u00AF}Wesleyan, Anglican, or the language of American political discourseâŽ{u00AF}nor can it supplant them as interpretive devices. Instead, attention to the vernacular severs to highlight the tensions among the other Methodist languages and to suggest something of the complexity of early Methodist discourse. It reveals the incomplete connections made among the several languages, the resulting imprecisions and confusions that derived from using idioms from different languages, and the ways the Methodists drew upon the distinct languages during times of stress, change, and conflict
4 editions published in 1991 in English and Undetermined and held by 507 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
As Richey shows, the pietistic vernacular did not displace other Methodist languagesâŽ{u00AF}Wesleyan, Anglican, or the language of American political discourseâŽ{u00AF}nor can it supplant them as interpretive devices. Instead, attention to the vernacular severs to highlight the tensions among the other Methodist languages and to suggest something of the complexity of early Methodist discourse. It reveals the incomplete connections made among the several languages, the resulting imprecisions and confusions that derived from using idioms from different languages, and the ways the Methodists drew upon the distinct languages during times of stress, change, and conflict
Reimagining denominationalism : interpretive essays by
Robert Bruce Mullin(
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7 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in English and held by 500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Denominationalism - that "free market" mode of organizing religious life which, some say, manages to combine traditional religious claims with a free society in a peculiarly American way - is the subject of this collection of previously unpublished papers." "No institution, the editors argue, is as crucial for the understanding of American religious life, yet so much in need of reassessment as the denomination. In a wide-ranging collection of articles, a distinguished set of commentators on American religion examine the denomination's past and present roles, its definable nature, and its evolution over time. The study of denominations, the authors show, sheds light on broader understandings of American religious and cultural life." "The contributors - scholars of the Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Mormon, and African-American traditions - explore the state and history of denominational studies in America, suggesting new models and approaches drawn from anthropology, sociology, theology, history, and history of religions. They offer provocative case studies that reimagine denominational studies."--BOOK JACKET
7 editions published between 1994 and 2012 in English and held by 500 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Denominationalism - that "free market" mode of organizing religious life which, some say, manages to combine traditional religious claims with a free society in a peculiarly American way - is the subject of this collection of previously unpublished papers." "No institution, the editors argue, is as crucial for the understanding of American religious life, yet so much in need of reassessment as the denomination. In a wide-ranging collection of articles, a distinguished set of commentators on American religion examine the denomination's past and present roles, its definable nature, and its evolution over time. The study of denominations, the authors show, sheds light on broader understandings of American religious and cultural life." "The contributors - scholars of the Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Mormon, and African-American traditions - explore the state and history of denominational studies in America, suggesting new models and approaches drawn from anthropology, sociology, theology, history, and history of religions. They offer provocative case studies that reimagine denominational studies."--BOOK JACKET
The Methodist experience in America by
Russell E Richey(
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5 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 234 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Methodist Conference in America : a history by
Russell E Richey(
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4 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the Methodist lexicon, 'conference' refers to a body of preachers (and later, of laity as well) that exercises legislative, judicial and (to some extent) executive functions for the church or some portion thereof. But 'conference, ' Richey argues here, defined the Methodist movement in more than political ways: On conference hinged religious time, religious space, religious belonging, religious structure, even religiosity itself. Methodist histories uniformly recognize, typically even feature, conference's centrality, but describe that in primarily constitutional and political terms. The purpose of this volume is to present conference as a distinctively American Methodist manner of being the church, a multifaceted mode of spirituality, unity, mission, governance, and fraternity that American Methodists have lived and operated better than they have interpreted
4 editions published in 1996 in English and held by 206 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In the Methodist lexicon, 'conference' refers to a body of preachers (and later, of laity as well) that exercises legislative, judicial and (to some extent) executive functions for the church or some portion thereof. But 'conference, ' Richey argues here, defined the Methodist movement in more than political ways: On conference hinged religious time, religious space, religious belonging, religious structure, even religiosity itself. Methodist histories uniformly recognize, typically even feature, conference's centrality, but describe that in primarily constitutional and political terms. The purpose of this volume is to present conference as a distinctively American Methodist manner of being the church, a multifaceted mode of spirituality, unity, mission, governance, and fraternity that American Methodists have lived and operated better than they have interpreted
Perspectives on American Methodism : interpretive essays(
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4 editions published in 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1993 in English and Undetermined and held by 196 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Connectionalism : ecclesiology, mission, and identity(
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3 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1997 in English and held by 169 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
American Methodism : a compact history by
Russell E Richey(
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2 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this engaging and artful overview, Russell Richey, Kenneth Rowe, and Jean Miller Schmidt, some of Methodism's most respected teachers, give readers a vivid picture of soulful terrain of the Methodist experience in America. The authors highlight key themes and events that continue to shape the Church. Knowing their history, Methodists are better positioned, prepared, and inspired for faithful witness and holy living."--Publisher's description
2 editions published in 2012 in English and held by 165 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this engaging and artful overview, Russell Richey, Kenneth Rowe, and Jean Miller Schmidt, some of Methodism's most respected teachers, give readers a vivid picture of soulful terrain of the Methodist experience in America. The authors highlight key themes and events that continue to shape the Church. Knowing their history, Methodists are better positioned, prepared, and inspired for faithful witness and holy living."--Publisher's description
The people(s) called Methodist : forms and reforms of their life(
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3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1998 in English and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Rethinking Methodist history : a bicentennial historical consultation(
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3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 145 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 145 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Doctrines and discipline(
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3 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 138 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Questions for the twenty-first century church(
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2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 131 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ecumenical & interreligious perspectives : globalization in theological education(
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4 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Methodism in the American forest by
Russell E Richey(
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8 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Like a kind of Gethesemane, the remote, garden-like solitude provided them with a place to seek counsel from the Holy Spirit. They also saw the forest as a desolate wilderness, and a means for them to connect with Israel's years after the Exodus and Jesus's forty days in the desert after his baptism by John. The dauntless preachers slashed their way through, following America's expanding settlement, and gradually sacralizing American woodlands as cathedral, confessional, and spiritual challenge-as shady grove, as garden, and as wilderness. The threefold forest experience became a Methodist standard. The meeting of Methodism's basic governing body, the quarterly conference, brought together leadership of all levels. The event stretched to two days in length and soon great crowds were drawn by the preaching and eventually the sacraments that were on offer
8 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Like a kind of Gethesemane, the remote, garden-like solitude provided them with a place to seek counsel from the Holy Spirit. They also saw the forest as a desolate wilderness, and a means for them to connect with Israel's years after the Exodus and Jesus's forty days in the desert after his baptism by John. The dauntless preachers slashed their way through, following America's expanding settlement, and gradually sacralizing American woodlands as cathedral, confessional, and spiritual challenge-as shady grove, as garden, and as wilderness. The threefold forest experience became a Methodist standard. The meeting of Methodism's basic governing body, the quarterly conference, brought together leadership of all levels. The event stretched to two days in length and soon great crowds were drawn by the preaching and eventually the sacraments that were on offer
Episcopacy in the Methodist tradition : perspectives and proposals by
Russell E Richey(
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4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 123 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 123 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Marks of Methodism : theology in ecclesial practice by
Russell E Richey(
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2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this synthesis of the prior volumes in the United Methodism and American Culture series, Richey and his colleagues challenge the caricature of Methodism as a nontheological tradition by teasing out the theological dimensions that are embedded in characteristic Methodist practices. Their articulation of the various implications of itinerancy, discipline, connectionalism, and catholicity will be central to all future considerations of Methodist ecclesiology. But just as important is the way in which they constantly move beyond description to challenge and provide resources for North American Methodists as we move into this new century
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this synthesis of the prior volumes in the United Methodism and American Culture series, Richey and his colleagues challenge the caricature of Methodism as a nontheological tradition by teasing out the theological dimensions that are embedded in characteristic Methodist practices. Their articulation of the various implications of itinerancy, discipline, connectionalism, and catholicity will be central to all future considerations of Methodist ecclesiology. But just as important is the way in which they constantly move beyond description to challenge and provide resources for North American Methodists as we move into this new century
Doctrine in experience : a Methodist theology of church and ministry by
Russell E Richey(
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2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Methodist connectionalism : historical perspectives by
Russell E Richey(
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1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 2009 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- United Methodist Church (U.S.)
- Rowe, Kenneth E. Editor
- Jones, Donald G. Author Editor
- Methodist Church (U.S.)
- Kirby, James E. Author
- Schmidt, Jean Miller Editor
- Campbell, Dennis M. 1945- Editor
- Lawrence, William B. (William Benjamin) 1946- Editor
- Mullin, Robert Bruce Other Author
- United Methodist Board of Higher Education and Ministry (U.S.). Division of Ordained Ministry
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