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John Wesley: A Brand from the Burning
Roy Hattersley
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Description for John Wesley: A Brand from the Burning
Paperback. In this first new biography for over 60 years, Roy Hattersley looks back over the remarkable life and enduring influence of John Wesley, leader of the second English reformation and the founder of the Methodist church. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 8, b&w. BIC Classification: BGH; HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 31. Weight in Grams: 336.
John Wesley led the Second English Reformation. His Methodist 'Connexion' was divided from the Church of England, not by dogma and doctrine but by the new relationship which it created between clergy and people. Throughout a life tortured by doubt about true faith and tormented by a series of bizarre relationships with women, Wesley kept his promise to 'live and die an ordained priest of the Established Church'. However by the end of the long pilgrimage - from the Oxford Holy Club through colonial Georgia to every market place in England - he knew that separation was ... Read more
John Wesley led the Second English Reformation. His Methodist 'Connexion' was divided from the Church of England, not by dogma and doctrine but by the new relationship which it created between clergy and people. Throughout a life tortured by doubt about true faith and tormented by a series of bizarre relationships with women, Wesley kept his promise to 'live and die an ordained priest of the Established Church'. However by the end of the long pilgrimage - from the Oxford Holy Club through colonial Georgia to every market place in England - he knew that separation was ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Abacus
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349116570
SKU
V9780349116570
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99-10
About Roy Hattersley
Roy Hattersley is a politician-turned-writer. He was elected to Parliament in 1964, and served in each of Harold Wilson's governments as well as Jim Callaghan's Cabinet before becoming deputy leader of the Labour Party in 1983. He is the author of fourteen books.
Reviews for John Wesley: A Brand from the Burning
This is a first-class biography, lucid and always interesting... Hattersley asks all the right questions and seems incapable of writing a dull page.
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Roy Hattersley has written a full and fair biography.
NEW STATESMAN
He can fashion an anecdote out of even the dreariest theological dispute. Indeed, a gossipy politician is the right ... Read more
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
Roy Hattersley has written a full and fair biography.
NEW STATESMAN
He can fashion an anecdote out of even the dreariest theological dispute. Indeed, a gossipy politician is the right ... Read more