| Charles Wesley and the Struggle for Methodist Identity Contributor(s): Lloyd, Gareth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199295743 ISBN-13: 9780199295746 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $76.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2007 Annotation: An important new study of the life and ministry of the Anglican minister and Evangelical leader Charles Wesley (1707-88) which examines the often-neglected contribution made by John Wesley's younger brother to the early history of the Methodist movement. Charles Wesley's importance as the author of classic hymns like Love Divine' and O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing' is well known, but his wider contribution to Methodism, the Church of England and the Evangelical Revival has been overlooked. Gareth Lloyd presents a new appraisal of Charles Wesley based on his own papers and those of his friends and enemies. The picture of the Revival that results from a fresh examination of one of Methodism's most significant leaders offers a new perspective on the formative years of a denomination that today has an estimated 80 million members worldwide. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Methodist - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.5" W x 8.79" (0.98 lbs) 274 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Cultural Region - British Isles - Theometrics - Mainline |
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| Publisher Description: An important new study of the life and ministry of the Anglican minister and Evangelical leader Charles Wesley (1707-88) which examines the often-neglected contribution made by John Wesley's younger brother to the early history of the Methodist movement. Charles Wesley's importance as the author of classic hymns like Love Divine' and O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing' is well known, but his wider contribution to Methodism, the Church of England and the Evangelical Revival has been overlooked. Gareth Lloyd presents a new appraisal of Charles Wesley based on his own papers and those of his friends and enemies. The picture of the Revival that results from a fresh examination of one of Methodism's most significant leaders offers a new perspective on the formative years of a denomination that today has an estimated 80 million members worldwide. |