Puritan Devotion - Wakefield, Gordon S
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The remarkable debt of all Christian people to the Puritan movement is one that it would be difficult to overestimate. For many, the word ""Puritan"" is the symbol of narrowness and ultra-godliness; however, less-prejudiced research makes it evident that England, and the world, owes much to the integrity, devotion, and spiritual power of men and women who stood for the things of God in a political atmosphere perhaps even more confused and difficult than our own. The similarity of outlook that exists between John Wesley and the Quakers is something that has often been remarked; and there will…mehr

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The remarkable debt of all Christian people to the Puritan movement is one that it would be difficult to overestimate. For many, the word ""Puritan"" is the symbol of narrowness and ultra-godliness; however, less-prejudiced research makes it evident that England, and the world, owes much to the integrity, devotion, and spiritual power of men and women who stood for the things of God in a political atmosphere perhaps even more confused and difficult than our own. The similarity of outlook that exists between John Wesley and the Quakers is something that has often been remarked; and there will be great interest, both for the historian (religious and political) and for the ordinary reader, in following the guidance of Gordon S. Wakefield, one of Methodism's younger scholars, as he adduces the evidence which he brings together from many different fields.
Autorenporträt
Gordon S. Wakefield (1921-2000) was ordained as a Methodist Minister in 1947. He soon established a reputation as a student of spirituality and liturgy and has contributed many important papers to the current theological debate. He has been a delegate to the World Council of Churches; Member of the Joint Liturgical Group; Joint Secretary of the B.C.C. Committee on the Spiritual Life and was also Chairman of its Committee for Unity in Prayer. His published books include: The Life of the Spirit in the World of Today, Puritan Devotion, and On the Edge of the Mystery.