John Wigger's American Saint: Francis Asbury and the Methodists, Oxford University Press, 2009, is the definitive modern biography of Asbury, covering the December 1784 to January 1785 Christmas Conference at Lovely Lane in Baltimore, where roughly eighty preachers organised the Methodist Episcopal Church independent of the Church of England and set Asbury apart as general superintendent.
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Major university press academic biography, the definitive modern life of Asbury, winner of the 2011 Smith or Wynkoop Book Award and the 2010 Pollock Award. NotesUsed for the 1784 to 1785 Christmas Conference at Lovely Lane, Baltimore.
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AuthorJohn Wigger
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication Year2009
Source Typeacademic biography
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This source names Church of England directly: "Episcopal Church independent of the Church of England and set Asbury apart as general superintendent."
Source American Saint: Francis Asbury and the MethodistsJohn Wigger
Claims Backed By This Source (24 claims)
This source backs 24 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds, 1 connected. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Spread Events, 10 claims: 4 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Articles, 6 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
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