A major museum acquisition makes SMU a global center of Methodist history
The World Methodist Museum collection moves to Dallas.
A lighted cross stands at a Methodist retreat area at Lake Junaluska in North Carolina.(Anthony Elia/Special contributor)
By Anthony J. Elia
This column is part of our ongoing Opinion commentary on faith, called
“Junaluska’s contributions to our cultural life will be as flexible and adaptable as the Christian spirit.”
In January 1950, Mason Crum, a professor of religion at Duke University, penned these final words to the preface of his book
The Story of Lake Junaluska. The curious simplicity and beauty of the resort town in the western Carolina Smoky Mountains easily captivates the wayfarer, passerby, or motoring tourist.