Asbury Crossing: Methodism in Black and White
Francis Asbury was tasked with carrying out John Wesley’s vision of Methodism in the colonies and the United States. Part of this vision included a strong stance against the institution of slavery. How did Asbury respond to and embody this stance in a society that was increasingly racist and white supermacist?
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Dr. Gordon Melton is the Distinguished Professor of American religious History at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. He is the author of A Will to Choose: The origins of African American Methodist (2007)
Rev. Dr. Mark Tyler is the 52nd pastor of Mother Bethel African Methodist…
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