Philip Hardt

Respectable Methodism

History & Biography

“Daniel Flores has masterfully shown the outsize influence Bangs had on Methodism’s shift to greater respectability. As a pastor, presiding elder, editor, and perennial General Conference delegate, he strongly supported clerical education, orderly worship, additional church construction, and an evolving approach to abolition consistent with the national mood. Flores has woven together little-known primary sources, helpful contextualizations, and insightful analyses in crafting a well-written, engaging, and fascinating study!”