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Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed Jason E. Vickers

Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed By Jason E. Vickers

Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed by Jason E. Vickers


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John Wesley is one of the most enigmatic religious figures in the eighteenth century. This book identifies some of the key factors contributing to perplexity and aids students in their understanding.

Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed Summary

Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed by Jason E. Vickers

As anyone familiar with both the stereotypes and the scholarship related to Wesley knows, tricky interpretive questions abound: was Wesley a conservative, high church Tory or a revolutionary protodemocrat or proto-Marxist? Was he a modern rationalist obsessed with the epistemology of religious belief or a late medieval style thinker who believed in demonic possession and supernatural healing? Was Wesley primarily a pragmatic evangelist or a serious theologian committed to the long-haul work of catechesis, initiation, and formation? Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed sheds new light on Wesley's life and teaching, and aims to help students understand this enigmatic figure.

Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed Reviews

A strong series of guides, aimed at the student market looking for more than just a basic introduction and overview on the subjects addressed. Each one is well written and contains enough information to get a student well-versed in the subjects at hand and form a strong basis for further study. Reviewed in Publishing News, 2008
'Vickers is to be commended for producing a synoptic vision of John Wesley's thought that is not just a great introduction for beginners but offers important new insights for those who have been studying Wesley for some time. He grounds Wesley in the particularity of eighteenth-century establishment Anglicanism, and uses this grounding to sketch a broad coherence among Wesley's ecclesiastical, political, and theological commitments. His central thesis is a landmark for future studies of these issues.' Randy L. Maddox, Professor of Theology and Wesleyan Studies, Duke Divinity School, USA -- Randy L. Maddox
Vickers's book is worthy of a positive reception by Wesley experts while also serving as excellent entree into Wesley studies for introductory students -- Wesley and Methodist Studies
Reviewed in the Journal of Religion

About Jason E. Vickers

Jason E Vickers PhD is Director of the Centre for Evangelical United Brethren Heritage and Assistant Professor of Theology, United Theological Seminary, Ohio, USA. He is author of Transitions in Methodist Christology (Abingdon Press, forthcoming) and editor of the Cambridge Companion to John Wesley (forthcoming 2009).

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Elusive Mr. Wesley; Part I. Context, Life and Politics; 1. English Church and Society in the Long Eighteenth Century; 2. Wesley's Life: Myths and Realities; 3. Wesley's Politics: Jacobite, Dissenting Revolutionary, or High Church Tory?; Part II. Beliefs; Reason; Scripture; God; Salvation; Perfection; Part III. Practices; Preaching, Evangelism and The Revival; Catechesis, Education and Publishing; Sacraments, Ordination and Schism; Divine Healing and Demon Exorcism; Social and Ethical Practices; Conclusion: John Wesley's Influence Today.

Additional information

GOR013363429
9780567033536
0567033538
Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed by Jason E. Vickers
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2009-02-01
144
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