Mary Lou Shea (STH ’97, ’05, ’06) Publishes Biography of Hiram F. Reynolds
Mary Lou Shea (STH ’97, ’05, ’06) works In Need of Your Prayers and Patience: The Life and Ministry of Hiram F. Reynolds and the Founding of the Church of The Nazarene is a new biographical encounter with of the life of a mostly hidden figure of the Church of the Nazarene: Hiram F. Reynolds. Reynolds shaped the role of the General Superintendency, clarified and expanding the church’s Manual to meet the needs of the growing denomination, and established mission policies and practices that took it from a US church to a global presence. Shea’s work is an important addition to the expanding literature on Christian denominational history and evangelism.
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