Wesley and the Wesleyans: Religion in Eighteenth-Century Britain

by John Kent

Book Overview

A critical contribution to the history of Britain and the U.S., this book demonstrates how the search for personal supernatural power lay at the heart of the so-called eighteenth-century English evangelical revival. John Kent rejects the view that the Wesleys rescued the British from moral and spiritual decay by reviving primitive Christianity. The study is of interest to everyone concerned with the history of Methodism and the Church of England,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521455553
• ISBN13: 9780521455558
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"