LEADER 02553nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910822180903321 005 20230721013714.0 010 $a1-282-86859-4 010 $a9786612868597 010 $a0-567-52034-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000056570 035 $a(EBL)601991 035 $a(OCoLC)676698312 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000430927 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11296536 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000430927 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10456695 035 $a(PQKB)10065003 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC601991 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL601991 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10427141 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL286859 035 $a(OCoLC)893335253 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000056570 100 $a20090330d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWesley$b[electronic resource] $ea guide for the perplexed /$fJason E. Vickers 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cT & T Clark$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (142 p.) 225 1 $aContinuum guides for the perplexed 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-567-03352-X 311 $a0-567-03353-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 124-128) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aArguably the most significant religious figure in eighteenth century England, John Wesley presents a variety of challenges for students. As anyone familiar with both the stereotypes and the scholarship related to Wesley knows, tricky interpretive questions abound. Was Wesley a conservative, high church Tory or a revolutionary proto-democrat or even proto-Marxist politically? Was Wesley a modern rationalist obsessed with the epistemology of religious belief or a late medieval style thinker who believed in demonic possession and supernatural healing? Was Wesley primarily a pragmatic evangelist 410 0$aGuides for the perplexed. 676 $a287.092 700 $aVickers$b Jason E$01685114 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822180903321 996 $aWesley$94056985 997 $aUNINA