John Wesley''s Political World

This book employs a global history approach to explore John Wesley's writings, contributing to eighteenth-century religious history and to Wesley Studies with primary sources and recent secondary literature, placing Wesley's writings in their global political context.

List of contents

1. Introduction: Liberty and Loyalty in the Atlantic World 2. The Divine Right of Rulers 3. Resisting the Patriot Mob 4. The 'Execrable Villainy' of the Slave Trade 5. The Work of God in North America 6. The State of the Nation and its People 7. Keeping 'the Papists' in Order 8. Conclusion: Politics as a Subset of the Drama of Salvation Index

About the author

Glen O'Brien is Research Coordinator at Eva Burrows College within the University of Divinity, Melbourne, Australia. He is a Research Fellow of the Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research and an Honorary Fellow of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre, UK.

Summary

This book employs a global history approach to explore John Wesley’s writings, contributing to eighteenth-century religious history and to Wesley Studies with primary sources and recent secondary literature, placing Wesley’s writings in their global political context.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Feltz, Glen O’Brien
• Assisted by: Anne Feltz (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032111483
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3211148-3
• No. of pages: 218
• Series: Routledge Methodist Studies Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, MEDICAL / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Neurology, MEDICAL / Surgery / Neurosurgery, Neurosciences