John Wesley: A Personal Portrait / Edition 1

by Ralph Waller

Overview

An examination of some of the canonical works of modern literature in English and German with regard to masculinity, relations between men, national identity and patriarchy. These were major preoccupations of male writers as they came to terms with or reacted against the decline of patriarchal authority. The book identifies five leitmotifs which serve to characterize the period between 1880 and 1930: the "double", the "other" (narcissus and Salome), the nationalization of Narcissus, Kampf or male bondage, and after patriarchy. Again and again one sees how men attempted to define themselves against what they imagined as "femininity", not merely outside but also within their selves, and further how men sought to overcome or find a socially acceptable expression for their narcissistic, homosexual and even sadomasochist libido.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826415127
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/08/2003
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Ralph Waller is a noted British Methodist scholar who won the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion (1993).

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	The main events in John Wesley's life	xi
1	Susanna and Samuel	1
2	Epworth and the Rectory	7
3	Charterhouse and Christ Church	14
4	Lincoln College and a Fellow's Life	18
5	Georgia	31
6	Failure and Conversion	45
7	Growth and Development	51
8	The Moravians and Stillness	56
9	Wesley, Whitefield and Predestination	62
10	Preaching and the Preacher	69
11	Opposition and Riots	78
12	The Travelling Preacher	86
13	Theological and Matrimonial Strife	95
14	Social Concern	103
15	Farewell	119
	Notes	129
	Index	143

Editorial Reviews

"As we celebrate the life and ministry of John Wesley, the founder of the great Wesleyan-Methodist movement, Ralph Waller, as theologian, scholar, and pastor has captured the faith, theology, and spirit of this man of God. This is 'must reading' for all who seek to find both the historical truths and passion and their formation in Wesley's faithful and extremely effective life, which transformed England and now the world." Robert E. Fannin, Bishop, United
Methodist Church, North Alabama Conference


"A brief but readable biography, this book has a place in any library where the Methodist movement is studied." -Christian Librarian

"The writing is friendly and filled with interesting tidbits about Wesley that reveal a real person. Recommended." -Church Libraries

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