{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-john-wesley-hardback-9780521886536","title":"The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley (Hardback) 9780521886536","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to John Wesley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Cambridge Companion offers a comprehensive introduction to Wesley's life and work, and to his theological and ecclesiastical legacy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRandy L. Maddox (Edited by), Jason E. Vickers (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521886536, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 November 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e366 pages, 3 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This will appeal just as much to the general reader eager to get beyond Methodist hagiography to discover the nuances and complexities of Wesley's contribution as to the student of religious history trying to locate the Methodist movement …' Wesley and Methodist Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA leading figure in the Evangelical Revival in eighteenth-century England, John Wesley (1703–91) is the founding father of Methodism and, by extension, of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements. This Cambridge Companion offers a general, comprehensive introduction to Wesley's life and work, and to his theological and ecclesiastical legacy. Written from various disciplinary perspectives, including history, literature, theology, and religious studies, this volume will be an invaluable aid to scholars and students, including those encountering the work and thought of Wesley for the first time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Randy L. Maddox and Jason E. Vickers\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Wesley's Context: 1. The long eighteenth century Jeremy Gregory\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Wesley's Life: 2. Wesley's life and ministry Kenneth J. Collins\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wesley in context David N. Hempton\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Wesley's Work: 4. Wesley as revivalist\/renewal leader Charles I. Wallace\u003cbr\u003e 5. Wesley as preacher William J. Abraham\u003cbr\u003e 6. Wesley as biblical interpreter Robert W. Wall\u003cbr\u003e 7. Wesley as diarist and correspondent Ted A. Campbell\u003cbr\u003e 8. Wesley as editor and publisher Isabel Rivers\u003cbr\u003e 9. Wesley's engagement with the natural sciences Randy L. Maddox\u003cbr\u003e 10. Wesley as adviser on health and healing Deborah Madden\u003cbr\u003e 11. Wesley's theological emphases Jason E. Vickers\u003cbr\u003e 12. Happiness, holiness, and the moral life in John Wesley Rebekah L. Miles\u003cbr\u003e 13. Wesley's emphases on worship and the means of grace Karen B. Westerfield Tucker\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Wesley's Legacy: 14. Spread of Wesleyan Methodism Kenneth Cracknell\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Holiness\/Pentecostal\/charismatic extension of the Wesleyan tradition Randall J. Stephens\u003cbr\u003e 16. The African-American wing of the Wesleyan tradition Dennis C. Dickerson\u003cbr\u003e 17. Current debates over Wesley's legacy among his progeny Sarah H. 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