Samuel Wesley and the crisis of Tory Piety, 1685-1720 / William William Gibson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

William Gibson, William, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pietism.

Theology.

Wesley, Samuel, 1662-1735.

Wesley, Samuel.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (black and white).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York State : Oxford university press, [2021]

Summary:

'Samuel Wesley and the Crisis of Tory Piety, 1685-1720' uses the experiences of Samuel Wesley (1662-1735) to examine what life was like in the Church of England for Tory High Church clergy. These clergy felt alienated from the religious and political settlement of 1689 and found themselves facing the growth of religious toleration. They often linked this to a rise in immorality and a sense of the decline in religious values. Samuel Wesley's life saw a series of crises including his decision to leave Dissent and conform to the Church of England, his imprisonment for debt in 1705, his shortcomings as a priest, disagreements with his bishop, his marriage breakdown and the haunting of his rectory by a ghost or poltergeist. Wesley was also a leading member of the Convocation of the Church during the crisis years of 1710-14.

Notes:

This edition also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-264291-X

0-19-191308-1

0-19-264290-1