Perfecting Perfection: Essays in Honor of Henry D. Rack (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781610978491)

Henry D. Rack is one of the most profound historians of the Methodist movement in modern times. He has spent a lifetime researching and writing about the rise and significance of John Wesley and his Methodist followers in the eighteenth century and has also uncovered the historical significance of the Methodist Church in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collected here in this volume are thirteen essays honoring the life and scholarship of Dr. Rack from a host of international scholars in the field. The topics range from Wesley's view of grace in the eighteenth century to the dynamic intersection of the Methodist and Tractarian movements in the nineteenth century. A bibliographical essay of Rack's most prominent publications in the field of Methodist studies is also provided. In the end, the collection of essays offered here in honor of Dr. Rack will be engaging and provocative for considering Methodist Studies in the present and future generations.

Author: Robert Webster
ISBN-10: 1610978498
ISBN-13: 9781610978491
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Language: English
Published: 11/11/2015
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d