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Catholic Spirit - Wesley, Whitefield, and the Quest for Evangelical Unity in Eighteenth-Century British Methodism (Paperback)
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Catholic Spirit - Wesley, Whitefield, and the Quest for Evangelical Unity in Eighteenth-Century British Methodism (Paperback)
Series: Pietist and Wesleyan Studies
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The relationship between John Wesley and George Whitefield has
often been viewed as suffering from irreconcilable theological
differences. In fact, for several years, the relationship between
these two leaders of the revival of the Christian faith in
eighteenth-century England was strained almost to the breaking
point. Whitefield, a Calvinist, believed that each individual who
ever lived was either destined for the glories of heaven or the
horrors of hell due to an irrevocable decree of God. Wesley on the
other hand argued that each person has placed before them two
options: either to accept God's forgiveness or to reject it in
favor of following one's own way. Most books in the past have
focused on these John Wesley's and George Whitefield's differences,
but what has been overlooked is the lasting friendship between
these two men, which, after a brief period of separation, was
restored for the sake of the continuation of the revival movement
on two continents. Catholic Spirit: Wesley, Whitefield, and the
Quest for Evangelical Unity in Eighteenth-Century British Methodism
focuses on the key themes upon which both men agreed. It stresses
the commonalties between the two leaders of British Methodism and
illustrates the great lengths both went to in order to further the
revival of the Christian religion in England and North America.
Both Wesley and Whitefield claim to possess "Catholic spirits,"
that is, they both believed the importance of working with other
like-minded individuals to spread the message of salvation through
Christ. Author James Schwenk argues that they were successful in
promoting that spirit of cooperation, even as some of their
followers failed to understand how hard they worked at making
"molehills out of mountains."
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