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Wesley (Guides For The Perplexed Series)

Jason E Vickers

Paperback 2009-02-01

'Vickers is to be commended for producing a synoptic vision of John Wesley's thought that is not just a great introduction for beginners but offers important new insights for those who have been studying Wesley for some time. He grounds Wesley in the particularity of eighteenth-century establishment Anglicanism, and uses this grounding to sketch a broad coherence among Wesley's ecclesiastical, political, and theological commitments. His central thesis is a landmark for future studies of these issues.'
? ?Randy L. Maddox, Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies, Duke Divinity School, USA
-Publisher.

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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 protodemocrat or proto-Marxist? Was he 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 or a serious theologian committed to the long-haul work of catechesis, initiation, and formation? Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexedsheds new light on Wesley's life and teaching, and aims to help students understand this enigmatic figure.

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'Vickers is to be commended for producing a synoptic vision of John Wesley's thought that is not just a great introduction for beginners but offers important new insights for those who have been studying Wesley for some time. He grounds Wesley in the particularity of eighteenth-century establishment Anglicanism, and uses this grounding to sketch a broad coherence among Wesley's ecclesiastical, political, and theological commitments. His central thesis is a landmark for future studies of these issues.'
? ?Randy L. Maddox, Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies, Duke Divinity School, USA
-Publisher.

Publisher Description

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 protodemocrat or proto-Marxist? Was he 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 or a serious theologian committed to the long-haul work of catechesis, initiation, and formation? Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexedsheds new light on Wesley's life and teaching, and aims to help students understand this enigmatic figure.

Koorong Code273209
ISBN0567033538
EAN9780567033536
Pages176
DepartmentAcademic
CategoryTheology
PublisherBloomsbury Continuum Publishing Group
Publication DateFeb 2009
Dimensions10 x 127 x 228mm
Weight0.172kg