Wesley : a guide for the perplexed / Jason E. Vickers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vickers, Jason E.

Series:

Guides for the perplexed.

Continuum guides for the perplexed

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wesley, John, 1703-1791.

Wesley, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Arguably the most significant religious figure in eighteenth century England, John Wesley presents a variety of challenges for students. As anyone familiar with both the stereotypes and the scholarship related to Wesley knows, tricky interpretive questions abound. Was Wesley a conservative, high church Tory or a revolutionary proto-democrat or even proto-Marxist politically? Was Wesley a modern rationalist obsessed with the epistemology of religious belief or a late medieval style thinker who believed in demonic possession and supernatural healing? Was Wesley primarily a pragmatic evangelist

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: Spreading the Gospel: Methodism and the Evangelical Revival; Chapter Two: Keeping to the Church: The Stabilization of English Society; Chapter Three: Honouring the King: The Politics of Divine Right; Chapter Four: Loving God: A Theology of Joyful Obedience; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-128) and index.

ISBN:

9786612868597

9781282868595

1282868594

9780567520340

056752034X

OCLC:

676698312