John Wesley: His Puritan Heritage / Edition 2

by Robert C. Monk

Overview

First published by Abingdon Press in cooperation with Epworth Press (London) in 1966, this work has become a standard reference on Wesley and Methodism. John Wesley's broad dependence on Puritan source material and the similarity of many of his teachings to those of the Puritans was recognized among his contemporaries and his commentators. This study documents and assesses that dependence by considering selected areas of theological concern shared by Wesley and the Puritans in their application of the gospel to a believer's daily life.



The current volume has been revised and updated, making it more comprehensive and more readable while maintaining the strength of scholarship of the 1966 edition. Expanded attention is also given to Wesley's use of Richard Baxter and John Goodwin. A new final chapter examines the relationship of Wesley and the Puritans to the poor in their societies. Throughout the book, attention has been given to incorporating the insights of recent Wesley and Methodist scholarship. As a result, the bibliography is substantially expanded and updated.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810836372
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/1999
Series:	Pietist and Wesleyan Studies , #11
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.74(w) x 8.76(h) x 0.88(d)

About the Author

Robert C. Monk is Emeritus Professor of Religion at McMurry University in Albilene, Texas. He taught at that institution from 1964 until his retirement in 1995.

Editorial Reviews

This is an excellent contribution to Wesley studies, and should help students appreciate more fully the riches of the Puritan tradition...surely a seminal work of scholarship.

Proceedings Of The Wesley Historical Society

This is a new edition of a book first published in 1966 and widely considered as definitive. The author has kept abreast of subsequent studies in Methodist and Puritan theology and has incorporated the results in his revision. The result is an invaluable guide to one aspect of John Wesley's theology and ministry, which is likely to stand the test of time as successfully as its predecessor. Its value lies as much in its very substantial documentation as in the text itself. In this revised edition it is certainly a volume no serious theological library can afford to be without and no student of Wesley can ignore.

Epworth Review

This revised edition of a seminal work of Methodist scholarship (Abingdon Press, 1966) offers an updated bibliography and expanded treatment of the inheritance of Wesley (1703-91) from Puritan thinkers such as Richard Baxter and John Goodwin. Monk (emeritus, religion, McMurry U., Abilene, Texas) discusses the foundations of Wesley's doctrines of Christian life. Appends a list of authors that appeared in Wesley's first edition of , and the complete list of men whose lives are recounted in that work as models of Christian faith and piety. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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