Vai al contenuto principale della pagina
Autore: | Vickers Jason E |
Titolo: | Wesley [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for the perplexed / / Jason E. Vickers |
Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (142 p.) |
Disciplina: | 287.092 |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-128) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Wesley |
ISBN: | 1-282-86859-4 |
9786612868597 | |
0-567-52034-X | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910785370503321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |