American Methodists: adapters, entrepreneurs, and leaders. Henry Foxall's story is full of turning points and transitions. He was also a catalyst for the transformation of a Spirit-filled movement into a church denomination and a young nation into an economic powerhouse. Foxall was a friend to Bishop Francis Asbury, a generous contributor to the Methodist enterprise, and a successful business person. But more than that, Henry Foxall's life is a tale of one man's impact on both a church and state in a country that enshrines their separation. It is a uniquely American story. This biography of Henry Foxall (1758?1823), sheds light on second generation Methodists and Methodism. Dr. Donovan focuses on Foxall's role in funding many of Asbury's projects, thus offering new insight into the beginnings of Methodist institutionalization. Foxall also demonstrates early Methodist embourgeoisement, the movement of the church's social location from the working classes and poor to the middle and upper classes. Foxall was an early adapter in both institutionalization and embourgeoisement, and since we have few accounts of those developments while they were in process, this work makes a substantial contribution to our understanding of nineteenth-century American Methodism.
- | Author: Jane B. Donovan
- | Publisher: New Room Books
- | Publication Date: Feb 09, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 294 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback/Religion
- | ISBN-10: 093816211X
- | ISBN-13: 9780938162117
