This is the fourth volume of Wesley's Journal to appear in the
critical edition of The Works of John Wesley. Covering the decade
from early 1755 to the middle of 1765, it contains four "Extracts"
from Wesley's Journal (10-13) that document--in Wesley's own
words--a significant period of consolidation in the Wesleyan
revival. He describes in vivid detail the growth of the Methodist
movement, especially in the central portions of northern England as
well as the spread into Ireland and Scotland.
This period contains several interesting controversies that help
define the shape of Methodism and the nature of its relationship to
the Church of England. Differences of opinion over the questions of
lay preaching, ordination, sacraments, and doctrinal standards
arise within the Methodist societies and represent the issues at
the heart of a maturing organization that is stretching the limits
of its self-conscious role within the Established Church. The
doctrine of Christian perfection also provides the focus of another
challenge to unity within the people called Methodists and
increases the strain upon their relationship with the Church. The
nature and manner of John Wesley's authority and leadership within
the movement continues to be a controversial issue as the annual
conferences become an important feature within the movement.
Features footnotes to quotations, key themes, and background
information.
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