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Wesley and men who followed / Iain H. Murray.
LIBRA BX8491 .M963 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murray, Iain Hamish.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wesley, John, 1703-1791.
- Wesley, John.
- Branwell, William, 1759-1818.
- Branwell, William.
- Ouseley, Gideon, 1762-1839.
- Ouseley, Gideon.
- Collins, Thomas, 1810-1864.
- Collins, Thomas.
- Methodists--Great Britain--Biography.
- Methodists.
- Methodists--Ireland--Biography.
- Methodism--History.
- Methodism.
- History.
- Methodism--Doctrines.
- Evangelical Revival.
- Ireland.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 271 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Banner of Truth Trust, [2003]
- Summary:
- John Wesley -- Oxford don and itinerant preacher, intellectual and evangelist, author and man of action, upholder of the Church of England yet founder of another world-wide denomination, disagreeing with George Whitefield, yet preaching his funeral sermon -- truly a many-sided man. It is no wonder that he has had many biographers. Most books on Wesley have concentrated on his leading role in the Evangelical Revival. Wesley and Men Who Followed is more concerned with the spiritual explanation of a movement which, far from dwindling at his death, increased in momentum, breadth and transforming power. Drawing from original and often little-known Methodist sources, Iain Murray's thrilling study leads to conclusions that are of great relevance for the contemporary church. 'Was John Wesley deceived? Have our hymn-writers been deceived in their immortal songs? Was Saul of Tarsus deceived? Have we all been deceived?' So wrote one unhappy modern Methodist. The evidence Iain Murray provides demonstrates that this was not the case. The result is that Wesley and Men Who Followed points to the key to the recovery of authentic Christianity today.
- Contents:
- From Oxford don to open-air preacher
- "Kingdoms on a blaze"
- Understanding Wesley's thought
- The collision with Calvinism
- The leader
- William Bramwell : friendship with God
- Gideon Ouseley : Methodism in Ireland
- Thomas Collins : the spirit of English Methodism
- Justification
- Christian perfection
- The Holy Spirit and Scripture.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliography and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1891 Department of Arts Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0851518354
- OCLC:
- 52567189
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