Simon Lewis

Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England (eBook, ePUB)

The Struggle for True Religion

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

John Wesley and George Whitefield are remembered as founders of Methodism, one of the most influential movements in the history of modern Christianity. Characterized by open-air and itinerant preaching, eighteenth-century Methodism was a divisive phenomenon, which attracted a torrent of printed opposition, especially from Anglican clergymen. Yet, most of these opponents have been virtually forgotten. Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England is the first large-scale examination of the theological ideas of early anti-Methodist authors. By illuminating a very different perspective on Methodism, Simon Lewis provides a fundamental reappraisal of the eighteenth-century Church of England and its doctrinal priorities. For anti-Methodist authors, attacking Wesley and Whitefield was part of a wider defence of 'true religion', which demonstrates the theological vitality of the much-derided Georgian Church. This book, therefore, places Methodism firmly in its contemporary theological context, as part of the Church of England's continuing struggle to define itself theologically.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780192668301
• Artikelnr.: 63077776

Autorenporträt

Simon Lewis is a Visiting Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland. He was previously a Junior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London and undertook a two-year Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at Trinity College Dublin.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: A 'Torrent' of Opposition
2: Justification and Assurance
3: Perfectionism and Self-Denial
4: Histories of 'Enthusiasm', Schism, and Popery
5: Deism and Melancholia
6: Miracles and Demons
7: Anti-Dogmatism and 'Orthodoxy'
Epilogue and Conclusion