Charles Wesley and the Struggle for Methodist Identity

by Lloyd, Gareth

• ISBN13: 9780199295746
• ISBN10: 0199295743
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-31
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

An important new study of the life and ministry of the Anglican minister and Evangelical leader Charles Wesley (1707-88) which examines the often-neglected contribution made by John Wesley's younger brother to the early history of the Methodist movement. Charles Wesley's importance as the author of classic hymns like 'Love Divine' and 'O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing' is well known, but his wider contribution to Methodism, the Church of England and the Evangelical Revival has been overlooked. Gareth Lloyd presents a new appraisal of Charles Wesley based on his own papers and those of his friends and enemies. The picture of the Revival that results from a fresh examination of one of Methodism's most significant leaders offers a new perspective on the formative years of a denomination that today has an estimated 80 million members worldwide.

Author Biography

Gareth Lloyd is Methodist Church Archivist, John Rylands University Library, Manchester.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	p. xiv
The Epworth Experience	p. 1
Brothers in Arms: The Early Relationship and Shared Ministry of John and Charles Wesley	p. 21
Cooperation, Conflict, and Controversy During the Early Years of the Revival	p. 43
Charles Wesley the Paradoxical Anglican	p. 64
Engagements and Marriages	p. 88
Methodism in the Early 1750s	p. 110
Continuing Family Quarrels and the Methodist Opinion of Charles Wesley	p. 134
A New Phase of Charles Wesley's Ministry	p. 162
Methodism at the Crossroads	p. 180
Charles Wesley-His Final Years and Legacy	p. 213
Concluding Remarks	p. 234
Bibliography	p. 243
Index	p. 254
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