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Pain, passion and faith : revisiting the place of Charles Wesley in early Methodism / Joanna Cruickshank.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cruickshank, Joanna, 1974-
- Series:
- Revitalization: explorations in world Christian movements
- Pietist and Wesleyan studies ; no. 31.
- Pietist and Wesleyan studies ; 31
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suffering--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Suffering.
- Pain--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Pain.
- Methodist Church--Hymns--History and criticism.
- Methodist Church.
- Wesley, Charles, 1707-1788.
- Wesley, Charles.
- Methodist Church--Doctrines.
- Methodist Church--Hymns.
- Genre:
- Hymns.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 187 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press ; [Wilmore, Ky.] : Center for the Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements, 2009.
- Summary:
- Pain, Passion and Faith: Revisiting the Place of Charles Wesley in Early Methodism is a significant study of the poet and preacher Charles Wesley. Wesley was an influential figure in 18th century English culture and society; he was cofounder of the Methodist revival movement and one of the most prolific hymn-writers in the English language. His hymns depict the Christian life as characterized by a range of intense emotions, from ecstatic joy to profound suffering.
- With this book, author Joanna Cruickshank examines the theme of suffering in Charles Wesley's hymns to help us understand how early Methodist men and women made sense of the physical, emotional and spiritual pains they experienced. Cruickshank uncovers an area of significant disagreement within the Methodist leadership and illuminates Methodist culture more broadly, shedding light on early Methodist responses to contemporary social issues like charity, slavery and capital punishment.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Pain, passion and Christian faith
- Revisiting Charles Wesley
- Revisiting the hymns of Charles Wesley
- Sorrow, sight and transformation
- Suffering and the Christian story
- Suffering and the sanctified self
- Suffering and the sympathetic community
- Conclusion: Charles Wesley and early Methodism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780810861541
- 0810861542
- 9780810870246
- 081087024X
- OCLC:
- 424454813
- Publisher Number:
- 99935904167
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