Scott Kisker

Doctrine, Spirit, and Discipline

History & Biography

“the United States, not focused primarily on institutions, but on the qualities of this religious organism, its ethos, character, and mission as a people and a movement. Transplanted from its native England, Methodism was the definition of an invasive species on the American religious landscape for its first fifty years. As it adapted to its new environment and evolved into various breeds, even subspecies, these Methodisms had to contend with and for their connections to the original seed. With Watson’s narrative phylogeny of Methodism, particularly at this time, America’s multiple Methodisms can trace their lineage and ask the seminal questions of identity, fidelity, and adaptation. Academics, clergy, and laity will find this work both challenging and helpful as they survey and interpret the current religious environment.”

Spirit-Filled Protestantism

History & Biography

“Oconer’s Spirit-Filled Protestantism is necessary reading for those interested in the development of Protestantism as a global phenomenon. This extremely engaging treatment traces the development of Philippine Methodism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Oconer’s research recovers the historical and theological roots of culto Pentecostal revivalist missionaries, evangelists, and laity in the Philippines.”