| The Prevenient Piety of Samuel Wesley, Sr. Contributor(s): Torpy, Arthur Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810860589 ISBN-13: 9780810860582 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $81.18 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: This book examines the life of Samuel Wesley, exploring the influences of his early Dissenting upbringing, his Oxford education, subsequent published writings, and post 1709 sermons. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Biography & Autobiography - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009029764 |
| Series: Revitalization: Explorations in World Christian Movements; Pietist and Wesleyan Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 6.36" W x 9.09" (0.63 lbs) 186 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For the better part of two centuries, Wesley scholars have been given a picture of the family of John Wesley that focuses positively upon the relationships of John and his brother Charles and his mother Susanna. What has come down to us about John Wesley's father-Samuel Wesley, Sr.-is a mixture of good and bad character traits, mostly seemingly inconsequential with respect to the making of Methodism under John and Charles. Now with Arthur Torpy's work, we have reason to think differently. Samuel Wesley, Sr. was a complex person whose thoughts, actions, and convictions were based on his understanding and practice of his tradition, experience, scripture, and reasoning. The Prevenient Piety of Samuel Wesley, Sr. examines the life of Samuel Wesley, exploring the influences of his early Dissenting upbringing, his Oxford education, subsequent published writings, and post 1709 sermons. |