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Autore |
Vickers Jason E |
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Titolo |
Wesley [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for the perplexed / / Jason E. Vickers |
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London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86859-4 |
9786612868597 |
0-567-52034-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (142 p.) |
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Collana |
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Continuum guides for the perplexed |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-128) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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