| Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England: The Struggle for True Religion Contributor(s): Lewis, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0192855751 ISBN-13: 9780192855756 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2022 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Methodist - History | Modern - General - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 287.094 |
| LCCN: 2021940863 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.46" W x 9.32" (1.07 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Wesley and George Whitefield are remembered as founders of Methodism, one of the most influential movements in the history of modern Christianity. Characterized by open-air and itinerant preaching, eighteenth-century Methodism was a divisive phenomenon, which attracted a torrent of printed opposition, especially from Anglican clergymen. Yet, most of these opponents have been virtually forgotten. Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England is the first large-scale examination of the theological ideas of early anti-Methodist authors. By illuminating a very different perspective on Methodism, Simon Lewis provides a fundamental reappraisal of the eighteenth-century Church of England and its doctrinal priorities. For anti-Methodist authors, attacking Wesley and Whitefield was part of a wider defence of 'true religion', which demonstrates the theological vitality of the much-derided Georgian Church. This book, therefore, places Methodism firmly in its contemporary theological context, as part of the Church of England's continuing struggle to define itself theologically. |