John Wesley, Roman Catholicism, and "No Popery!"
This article examines John Wesley's anti-Catholicism and his hostility to "popery" on theological, social, and political grounds. The subject is related to wider attitudes to the Catholic minority and its faith in eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland. The article stresses the comple...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Wesley and Methodist studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-26 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDB Roman Catholic Church KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
Methodism
B Catholic B popery B "John Wesley" B anti-Catholic |
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| Summary: | This article examines John Wesley's anti-Catholicism and his hostility to "popery" on theological, social, and political grounds. The subject is related to wider attitudes to the Catholic minority and its faith in eighteenth-century Britain and Ireland. The article stresses the complexity of Wesley's thinking, thinking which ranged from his admiration for some post-Reformation Catholic figures to his abhorrence of a Church that he feared imperilled the souls of its adherents. It further investigates various germane topics, such as the response of Catholics to early Methodism and Wesley's involvement in the events that culminated in the Gordon riots of 1780. |
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| ISSN: | 2291-1731 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Wesley and Methodist studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/weslmethstud.14.1.0001 |