Charles Wesley and the Struggle for Methodist Identity

by Gareth Lloyd

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191537790
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	04/12/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	611 KB

About the Author

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

Table of Contents

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