Textual Warfare and the Making of Methodism

This study examines the satirical and polemical literature written in response to the eighteenth-century Methodist revival and the ways Methodists, who were acutely aware of the antagonism that tailed the revival, responded to this literature, both in public and in the ways they expressed and practiced their faith.

About the author

Brett C. McInelly is an associate professor of English at Brigham Young University, where he teaches composition and literature. He has published articles on Defoe and Smollett, among others, as well as articles on the literary reception of Methodism in the eighteenth century. He is also the founding editor of Religion in the Age of Enlightenment (AMS Press). Textual Warfare and the Making of Methodism is his first book.

Summary

This study examines the satirical and polemical literature written in response to the eighteenth-century Methodist revival and the ways Methodists, who were acutely aware of the antagonism that tailed the revival, responded to this literature, both in public and in the ways they expressed and practiced their faith.

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Product details

• Authors: Brett C. McInelly, Brett C. (Associate Professor of English McInelly, McInelly Brett C.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.05.2014
• EAN: 9780198708940
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870894-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 223 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, General and world history, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800, Methodist Churches