Charles Wesley : a reader / / edited by John R. Tyson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910823359603321
• Autore: Wesley Charles <1707-1788.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000, 1989
• ISBN: 0-19-773853-2; 0-19-802102-X; 1-280-47327-4; 1-4237-6057-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (528 p.)
• Collana: Oxford scholarship online
• Altri autori (Persone): TysonJohn R
• Disciplina: 287/.092/4; B
• Soggetti: Methodist Church - Clergy; Theology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; 1 Georgia and the Making of a Minister; 2 Charles's Personal Pentecost; 3 The First Fruits of the Methodist Revival; 4 A Man in the Middle; 5 He Offers Christ to All; 6 Out of the Den of the Lion; 7 The Stillness Controversy; 8 The Predestination Controversy; 9 Domestic Life; 10 Christian Perfection and Its Pretenders; 11 The Old Ship; 12 Expositor of Scripture; 13 The Final Days; Appendix: A; Appendix: B; Selected Bibliography; General Index; Index of Selections; Index of Hymns
• Sommario/riassunto: This is an anthology of the writings of Charles Wesley. Best known for his hymns, such as `Hark! the Herald Angels Sing', and `Jesus, Lover of My Soul', Charles was the younger brother of John Wesley and the co-founder of Methodism. Despite his importance in the history of Protestantism, there is no collection of his writings in print, and indeed, little work has been done specifically on Charles in the last two generations. Tyson presents a chronologically arranged selection of the journals, sermons, letters, hymns, and poems in such a way as to both outline Wesley's life and illuminate the leading elements of his thought.