Wesley [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for the perplexed / / Jason E. Vickers
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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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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : T & T Clark, c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (142 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 287.092 |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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.: | 9910459097603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Guides for the perplexed.