On to Perfection
Nels O. Westergreen and the Swedish Methodist Church
- History & Biography
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
What is distinctive about ministry in an immigrant community, and how has it changed or remained the same over the last 150 years? What happens to the individual and communal religious identity of immigrants in the process of assimilation into the dominant denominational and social culture? On to Perfection explores a neglected doctrine and a largely forgotten chapter in Methodist history through the eyes of Nels O. Westergreen, a nineteenth-century Swedish immigrant preacher in the United States.
Endorsements (2)
“On to Perfection is a significant contribution to several understudied areas—Swedish Methodism, broader ethnic Methodism, the seminary system for each, Swedish Methodism in Chicago and the Midwest, Nels O. Westergreen and his colleagues, and the people called Swedish Methodists. In addition to her thorough scholarship, Norén brings the ineffable quality of being of the house and lineage of this very Methodism, so this is scholarship with heart.”
“On to Perfection tells the long-neglected story of Swedish Methodism in America through the lens of one of its early immigrant leaders, Nels O. Westergreen. Norén’s narrative covers Westergreen’s harrowing journey to America, his circuit-riding preaching on the American frontier, and his tent-meeting revivals, as well as his development into a preeminent Swedish Methodist preacher. This book is an important contribution to the study of Swedish immigration and Methodism in America.”
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