"I Fear God and Honour the King": John Wesley and the American Revolution
John Wesley, leader of the Methodist movement in England, was a significant figure to the unenfranchised lower class of English society. His movement roused popular spiritual and religious fervor among groups not reached by the bulk of the Anglican clergy, and he was in a position to observe and com...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
[1976]
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Church history
Year: 1976, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 316-328 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KBQ North America KDE Anglican Church |
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| Summary: | John Wesley, leader of the Methodist movement in England, was a significant figure to the unenfranchised lower class of English society. His movement roused popular spiritual and religious fervor among groups not reached by the bulk of the Anglican clergy, and he was in a position to observe and communicate with the English people in a way few others were. Many Anglicans had initially feared the Methodists as secret Jesuits or supporters of a Stuart restoration, but much of the violent opposition had declined by the 1760s. Still, little would be needed to revive action opposition to Methodist activities. It is in this connection that Wesley's activities in the era of the American Revolution should be viewed. |
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| ISSN: | 0009-6407 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Church history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3164266 |