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| Translator's Preface | |
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| Foreword to the English Edition | |
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| Foreword to the Original German Edition | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Major Areas of Wesley's Social Praxis | |
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| The Social Work of the Early Oxford Methodists | |
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| The Misery of the Lower Classes | |
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| Christian Philanthropy | |
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| The Social Activity of the Early Oxford Methodists | |
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| Wesley's and the Methodist Societies' Aid to the Poor | |
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| Practical Measures for Aid to the Poor | |
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| The Altered Attitude Toward the Poor | |
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| The Methodist Societies as Fields of Social Probation | |
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| John Wesley's Contribution to Economic Ethics | |
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| The Economic Responsibility of the Individual | |
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| Methodism and the Capitalist Spirit | |
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| The Economic Responsibility of Society | |
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| The Educational and Training Work of Wesley and His Colleagues | |
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| English Schools in the Eighteenth Century | |
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| Methodist Schools and Sunday Schools | |
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| Adult Education in Methodism | |
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| Education and Training in the Context of Wesley's Theological Ethic | |
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| John Wesley's Battle Against Slavery | |
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| Slavery and the Slave Trade in Eighteenth-Century England and Its Colonies | |
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| The Churches' Attitude Toward Slavery | |
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| The Beginning of the Battle Against Slavery | |
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| John Wesley's Attitude Toward Slavery | |
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| Concern for Prisoners and Prison Reform | |
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| The English Penal System in the Eighteenth Century | |
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| Wesley's Aid to Prisoners | |
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| The Principles of Wesley's Social Ethics | |
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| Presuppositions of Wesley's Social Ethics | |
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| Prevenient Grace | |
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| Renewing Grace | |
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| Standards for Social Ethics | |
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| Love of God and Neighbor | |
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| The Divine Commandments | |
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| Examples | |
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| Personal Insights | |
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| Aims of Wesley's Social Ethics | |
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| The Renewal of the Individual | |
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| The Renewal of Society | |
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| Concluding Observations | |
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| The Weaknesses of Wesley's Social Ethics | |
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| The Strengths of Wesley's Social Ethics | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Notes | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |