The Cambridge companion to John Wesley

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This is a general, comprehensive introduction to John Wesley's life and work, and to his theological and ecclesiastical legacy. Written from various disciplinary perspectives, this volume will be an invaluable aid to scholars and students, including those encountering the work and thought of Wesley for the first time.

Title The Cambridge companion to John Wesley / edited by Randy L. Maddox, Jason E. Vickers.
Additional Titles Companion to John Wesley
Contributors Maddox, Randy L.
Vickers, Jason E.
Publisher Cambridge
New York : Cambridge University Press
Creation Date 2010
Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-322) and index.
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. Collins -- Wesley in context / David N. Hempton -- Wesley's work. Wesley as revivalist : renewal leader / Charles I. Wallace -- Wesley as preacher / William J. Abraham -- Wesley as biblical interpreter / Robert W. Wall -- John Wesley as diarist and correspondent / Ted A. Campbell -- John 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 -- Happiness, holiness, and the moral life in John Wesley / 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.
Series Cambridge companions to religion
Extent xxi, 342 pages : ill
24 cm.
Language English
National Library system number 990033623560205171

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