The Greatest Story Never Told
Revive Us Again
by Leonard I. Sweet · Abingdon Press · 2012
Book summary
A Wesleyan and Methodist call to recover the movement's neglected song of holiness, passion, connection, and mission.
Chapter & section guide
Introduction: The Song of the People Called Methodist
Methodism is interpreted as a living musical and narrative tradition.
Chapter 1: The Song of Water
Holiness is practical, cleansing, and life-giving.
Chapter 2: The Song of Fire
Hearts strangely warmed symbolize passion and spiritual power.
Chapter 3: The Song of Wind
The Spirit creates connection, movement, and shared life.
Chapter 4: The Song of Earth
'The world is my parish' becomes a harmonics of hope and public mission.
Interactives
Reflection and practice invite readers to participate in revival rather than merely study it.
Editorial note: these are original thematic summaries prepared as a research and reading aid, not quotations from the book itself.