Charles Wesley and the Struggle for Methodist Identity

Name: Charles Wesley and the Struggle for Methodist Identity
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ISBN: 9780199295746

ISBN-10: 0199295743

ISBN-13: 9780199295746

Edition: 2007

Authors: Gareth Lloyd

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An important new study of the life and ministry of the Anglican minister and Evangelical leader Charles Wesley (1707-88) which examines the often-neglected contribution made by John Wesley's younger brother to the early history of the Methodist movement. Charles Wesley's importance as the author of classic hymns like `Love Divine' and `O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing' is well known, but his wider contribution to Methodism, the Church of England and the Evangelical Revival has been overlooked. Gareth Lloyd presents a new appraisal of Charles Wesley based on his own papers and those of his friends and enemies. The picture of the Revival that results from a fresh examination of one of…

Book details

List price: $81.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/31/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Abbreviations



The Epworth Experience



Brothers in Arms: The Early Relationship and Shared Ministry of John and Charles Wesley



Cooperation, Conflict, and Controversy During the Early Years of the Revival



Charles Wesley the Paradoxical Anglican



Engagements and Marriages



Methodism in the Early 1750s



Continuing Family Quarrels and the Methodist Opinion of Charles Wesley



A New Phase of Charles Wesley's Ministry



Methodism at the Crossroads



Charles Wesley-His Final Years and Legacy


Concluding Remarks


Bibliography


Index