Blake and the Methodists
Blake and the Methodists

Author: M. Farrell

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1137455500

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Exploring the work of William Blake within the context of Methodism – the largest 'dissenting' religious group during his lifetime – this book contributes to ongoing critical debates surrounding Blake's religious affinities by suggesting that, contrary to previous thinking, Blake held sympathies with certain aspects of Methodism.

The Grounds and Reasons of Christian Regeneration, Or, the New-Birth. Offer'd to the Consideration of Christians and Deists. by William Law, M.a
The Grounds and Reasons of Christian Regeneration, Or, the New-Birth. Offer'd to the Consideration of Christians and Deists. by William Law, M.a

Author: WILLIAM. LAW

Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions

Published: 2018-04-22

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781385234464

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The Age of Enlightenment profoundly enriched religious and philosophical understanding and continues to influence present-day thinking. Works collected here include masterpieces by David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as religious sermons and moral debates on the issues of the day, such as the slave trade. The Age of Reason saw conflict between Protestantism and Catholicism transformed into one between faith and logic -- a debate that continues in the twenty-first century. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ John Rylands University Library of Manchester N002580 London: printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, 1739. [2],102p.; 8°

Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England
Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England

Author: Simon Lewis

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2022-01-27

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0192855751

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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 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.