Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England
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- ISBN 9780192855756
- Weight: 478g
- Dimensions: 160 x 240mm
- Publication Date: 28 Dec 2021
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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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.
Simon Lewis is a Visiting Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland. He was previously a Junior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London and undertook a two-year Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at Trinity College Dublin.
