Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 549 g
The Crucible of Methodism
Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 549 g
Reihe: Routledge Methodist Studies Series
ISBN: 978-1-138-31735-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book answers this complex question by setting out the definitive account of the ‘Free Grace’ controversy in first decade of the Evangelical Revival (1739-49). Centred around the key players in the fracas, John Wesley and George Whitefield, it is a close analysis of the way in which the doctrine of predestination was instrumental in differentiating the early Methodist societies from one another. It recounts the controversy through the lens of doctrinal analysis and from two distinct perspectives: the propositional content of a given doctrine and how that doctrine exerts formative pressure upon the assenting individual(s).
What emerges from this study is a clearer picture of the formative years of early Methodism and the vital role that doctrinal pronouncement played in giving a shape to early Methodist identity. It will, therefore, be of great interest to scholars of Methodism, Evangelicalism, Theology and Church History.
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Methodistische Kirchen
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 – Historical Development of the Doctrine of Predestination;1 The 'Location' of the Free Grace Controversy: Historical and Theological Precedents; Excursus: Supra, Infra, and Sub-Lapsarianism; 2 Arminius and British Predestinarianism; Part 2 – Wesley, Whitefield, and the Function of Predestinarian Doctrine; 3 Wesley and Whitefield: Formative Influences; 4 "Beginning a Society of Their Own": The Bristol Division; 5 Analysis of the Sermon, ‘Free Grace’, and Whitefield’s Response. Doctrine and Polemic in Context; 6 An Awkward Armistice: The Cessation of the ‘Free Grace’ Controversy; Conclusion