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XVII, 342 S.
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Ill.
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1. publ.
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Online-Ausg. New York Cambridge Collections Online Online-Ressource Cambridge companions online Online-Ausg. New York : Cambridge Collections Online. Online-Ressource
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Cambridge companions complete collection
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Cambridge collections online
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The Cambridge companions to philosophy, religion and culture
ISBN:
9780521886536
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9780521714037
Series Statement:
Cambridge companions to religion
Content:
A leading figure in the Evangelical Revival in eighteenth-century England, John Wesley (1703–91) is the founding father of Methodism and, by extension, of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements. This Cambridge Companion offers a general, comprehensive introduction to Wesley's life and work, and to his theological and ecclesiastical legacy. Written from various disciplinary perspectives, including history, literature, theology, and religious studies, this volume will be an invaluable aid to scholars and students, including those encountering the work and thought of Wesley for the first time.
Content:
Introduction / Randy L. Maddox & Jason E. Vickers -- Wesley's context -- The long eighteenth century / Jeremy Gregory -- Wesley's life -- Wesley's life and ministry / Kenneth J. Collibs -- Wesley in context / David N. Hempton -- Wesley's work -- Wesley as revivalist : renewal leader / Charles I. Wallace -- Wesley as reacher / William J. Abraham -- Wesley as biblical interpreter / Robert W. Wall -- Wesley as diarist and correspondent / Ted A. Campbell -- Wesley as editor and publisher / Isabel Rivers -- Wesley's engagement with the natural sciences / Randy L. Maddox -- Wesley as adviser on health and healing / Deborah Madden -- Wesley's theological emphases / Jason E. Vickers -- Wesley's emphases on ethics / Rebekah L. Miles -- Wesley's emphases on worship and the means of grace / Karen B. Westerfield Tucker -- Wesley's legacy -- Spread of Wesleyan Methodism / Kenneth Cracknell -- The Holiness, Pentecostal, Charismatic extension of the Wesleyan tradition / Randall J. Stephens -- The African-American wing of the Wesleyan tradition / Dennis C. Dickerson -- Current debates over Wesley's legacy among his progeny / Sarah H. Lancaster
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction
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Wesley's context ; The long eighteenth century
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Wesley's life ; Wesley's life and ministry
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Wesley in context
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Wesley's work ; Wesley as revivalist : renewal leader
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Wesley as reacher
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Wesley as biblical interpreter
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Wesley as diarist and correspondent
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Wesley as editor and publisher
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Wesley's engagement with the natural sciences
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Wesley as adviser on health and healing
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Wesley's theological emphases
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Wesley's emphases on ethics
,
Wesley's emphases on worship and the means of grace
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Wesley's legacy ; Spread of Wesleyan Methodism
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The Holiness, Pentecostal, Charismatic extension of the Wesleyan tradition
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The African-American wing of the Wesleyan tradition
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Current debates over Wesley's legacy among his progeny
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Online-Ausg. New York : Cambridge Collections Online. Online-Ressource
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781139002837
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521886536
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. u.d.T. The Cambridge companion to John Wesley Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge University Press, 2010 ISBN 9780521886536
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521714037
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. u.d.T. The Cambridge companion to John Wesley
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
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English Studies
Keywords:
Wesley, John 1703-1791
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Aufsatzsammlung
DOI:
10.1017/CCOL9780521886536
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