A Zealous (but Respected) Adversary: John Lewis's Correspondence with John Wesley
This article contains annotated transcriptions of several previously unknown letters between John Wesley and Revd John Lewis of Holt, Wiltshire, in the mid-1740s. Holt's letters articulate the concerns of a typical Anglican parish priest about irregular ecclesial practices and some doctrinal em...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Penn State Univ. Press
[2015]
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Wesley and Methodist studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 121-148 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDE Anglican Church RB Church office; congregation |
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| Summary: | This article contains annotated transcriptions of several previously unknown letters between John Wesley and Revd John Lewis of Holt, Wiltshire, in the mid-1740s. Holt's letters articulate the concerns of a typical Anglican parish priest about irregular ecclesial practices and some doctrinal emphases of the Methodist revival. Wesley's responses contain his most frank (or pessimistic) evaluation of Anglican clergythat two thirds of those he has known are blind leaders of the blind, dumb dogs that cannot bark, priests of Baal rather than God'. Together the letters provide an instructive window into the reception of early Methodism. |
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| ISSN: | 2291-1731 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Wesley and Methodist studies
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