Table of Contents
Preface 7
Introduction 9
Part I 15
1 The Wesleyan Heritage 17
2 The Nineteenth-Century Holiness Movement 31
3 Nazarene Beginnings: The Eastern Stream 57
4 Nazarene Beginnings: The Western Stream 79
5 Nazarene Beginnings: The Southern Streams 112
6 Union 139
7 Nazarene Beginnings: Early Accessions 164
Part II 191
Introduction 193
8 The Spirit and the Structure of the Church 195
9 Nazarenes and Society 232
10 Nazarene Responses to Their Mission 245
11 Forging Community 259
12 Shaping the Nazarene Mind 290
13 Shaping the Nazarene Mind: Higher Education 313
14 Adapting to a World in Crisis 326
Part III 343
Introduction 345
15 Administering the Church 347
16 Nazarenes in the Broader World 357
17 The Church Evangelizing 378
18 Behavioral Boundaries 411
19 Worshipping and Discipling in Local Churches 427
20 Discipling Through Christian Education 449
21 Educating Young People at Nazarene Colleges 460
22 The Intellectual Life of the Church 486
Part III Analysis 506
Part IV 509
23 Leaders and Languages 511
24 Crossing Boundaries 525
25 The Church Between Gospel and Culture 549
26 Outreach: Evangelism and Compassion 576
27 Local Churches and Congregations 592
28 The Nazarene Mind 605
Conclusion 619
Appendixes 623
A General Superintendents 625
B Other General Officers 626
Notes 629
Bibliography 729
