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The dominant activities of the eighteenth century Wesleyan
Methodist Connexion, in terms of expenditure, were the support of
itinerant preaching, and the construction and maintenance of
preaching houses. These were supported by a range of both regular
and occasional flows of funds, primarily from members'
contributions, gifts from supporters, various forms of debt
finance, and profits from the Book Room. Three other areas of
action also had significant financial implications for the
movement: education, welfare, and missions. The Financing of John
Wesley's Methodism c.1740-1800 describes what these activities
cost, and how the money required was raised and managed. Though
much of the discussion is informed by financial and other
quantitative data, Clive Norris examines a myriad of human
struggles, and the conflict experienced by many early Wesleyan
Methodists between their desire to spread the Gospel and the
limitations of their personal and collective resources. He
describes the struggle between what Methodists saw as the
promptings of Holy Spirit and their daily confrontation with
reality, not least the financial constraints which they faced.
The Routledge Companion to John Wesley provides an overview of the
work and ideas of one of the principal founders of Methodism, John
Wesley (1703-91). Wesley remains highly influential, especially
within the worldwide Methodist movement of some eighty million
people. As a preacher and religious reformer his efforts led to the
rise of a global Protestant movement, but the wide-ranging topics
addressed in his writings also suggest a mind steeped in the
intellectual developments of the North Atlantic, early modern
world. His numerous publications cover not only theology but
ethics, history, aesthetics, politics, human rights, health and
wellbeing, cosmology and ecology. This volume places Wesley within
his eighteenth-century context, analyzes his contribution to
thought across his multiple interests, and assesses his continuing
relevance today. It contains essays by an international team of
scholars, drawn from within the Methodist tradition and beyond.
This is a valuable reference particularly for scholars of Methodist
Studies, theology, church history and religious history.
This book highlights the life and writings of an itinerant preacher
in John Wesley's Methodist Connexion, Thomas Wride (1733-1807).
Detailed studies of such rank and file preachers are rare, as
Methodist history has largely been written by and about its
leadership. However, Wride's ministry shows us that the development
of this worldwide movement was more complicated and uncertain than
many accounts suggest. Wride's attitude was distinctive. He was no
respecter of persons, freely criticising almost everyone he came
across, and in doing so exposing debates and tensions within both
Methodism and wider society. However, being so combative also led
him into conflict with the very movement he sought to promote.
Wride is an authentic, self-educated, and non-elite voice that
illuminates important features of Eighteenth-Century life well
beyond his religious activities. He sheds light on his
contemporaries' attitudes to issues such as the role of women,
attitudes towards and the practice of medicine, and the experience
and interpretation of dreams and supernatural occurrences. This is
a detailed insight into the everyday reality of being an
Eighteenth-Century Methodist minister. As such, this text will be
of interest to academics working in Methodist Studies and Religious
History, as well as Eighteenth-Century History more generally.
This book highlights the life and writings of an itinerant preacher
in John Wesley's Methodist Connexion, Thomas Wride (1733-1807).
Detailed studies of such rank and file preachers are rare, as
Methodist history has largely been written by and about its
leadership. However, Wride's ministry shows us that the development
of this worldwide movement was more complicated and uncertain than
many accounts suggest. Wride's attitude was distinctive. He was no
respecter of persons, freely criticising almost everyone he came
across, and in doing so exposing debates and tensions within both
Methodism and wider society. However, being so combative also led
him into conflict with the very movement he sought to promote.
Wride is an authentic, self-educated, and non-elite voice that
illuminates important features of Eighteenth-Century life well
beyond his religious activities. He sheds light on his
contemporaries' attitudes to issues such as the role of women,
attitudes towards and the practice of medicine, and the experience
and interpretation of dreams and supernatural occurrences. This is
a detailed insight into the everyday reality of being an
Eighteenth-Century Methodist minister. As such, this text will be
of interest to academics working in Methodist Studies and Religious
History, as well as Eighteenth-Century History more generally.
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