...an original and welcome contribution to knowledge. Indeed, Professor Abbey is the first person who has attempted to analyze two hundred years of Methodist preaching in America...Dr. Abbey must be commended for undertaking such an ambitious task. Tsf Bulletin The clarity of his thesis and the thorough documentation from almost all parts of the denomination may lead to a profitable reexamination of one's own homiletical position. Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture The clarity of his thesis and the thorough documentation from almost all parts of the denomination may lead to a profitable reexamination of one's own homiletical position. Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture ...an original and welcome contribution to knowledge. Indeed, Professor Abbey is the first person who has attempted to analyze two hundred years of Methodist preaching in America...Dr. Abbey must be commended for undertaking such an ambitious task. Tsf Bulletin
