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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anne Feltz, Glen O’Brien
• Con la collaborazione di: Anne Feltz (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781032111483
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3211148-3
• Pagine: 218
• Serie: Routledge Methodist Studies Series
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, MEDICAL / Neuroscience, MEDICAL / Neurology, MEDICAL / Surgery / Neurosurgery, Neurosciences