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Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England by Simon Lewis, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
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Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England by Simon Lewis, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
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Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England by Simon Lewis, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
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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 ofprinted 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 illuminatinga 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 thetheological 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. | Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England by Simon Lewis, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters