Mirror and Memory: Reflections on Early Methodism

Let rigorous scholarship shape faithful memory. Discovery and reflection are the twin tasks of the historian. Discovery is the researcher's work, uncovering what has been lost or overlooked. Reflection is the work of the interpreter, drawing meaning from what has been found. Without discovery, reflection has no factual basis. Without reflection, discovery has no significance for the present. In this collection of essays, Richard P. Heitzenrater synthesizes the results of his pioneering arch...