Gracious Affection and True Virtue According to Jonathan Edwards and John Wesley
Richard B. Steele
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Hardback. Analyzes for the first time, on the basis of the extant texts, the historical and literary relationships between the two theologians. Series: Pietist & Wesleyan Studies. Num Pages: 453 pages. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
John Wesley (1703-1791) and Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) were both practitioners and theoreticians for the "revivals" of the eighteenth century. Both played determinative roles in English and American ecclesial development and, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, have served as models and mentors for the varieties of evangelicalism throughout the world. During their own lifetimes, Wesley and Edwards were aware of each other. Wesley even edited and published works of Edwards for the edification of his followers. Despite significant theological disagreements, Wesley and Edwards have much in common, especially in their "experimental theologies"—that is, their theories of the interaction between religious ... Read more
John Wesley (1703-1791) and Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) were both practitioners and theoreticians for the "revivals" of the eighteenth century. Both played determinative roles in English and American ecclesial development and, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, have served as models and mentors for the varieties of evangelicalism throughout the world. During their own lifetimes, Wesley and Edwards were aware of each other. Wesley even edited and published works of Edwards for the edification of his followers. Despite significant theological disagreements, Wesley and Edwards have much in common, especially in their "experimental theologies"—that is, their theories of the interaction between religious ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
453
Condition
New
Series
Pietist & Wesleyan Studies
Number of Pages
453
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810828216
SKU
V9780810828216
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About Richard B. Steele
Richard B. Steele (Ph.D., Marquette University; M.Div., Yale Divinity School; B.A., Haverford College) is the author of numerous scholarly and popular essays. Steele is currently Assistant Professor of Theology at Milwaukee Theological Institute and co-pastor of Trinity Pilgrim United Methodist Church in Brookfield, WI.
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