{"product_id":"anti-methodism-and-theological-controversy-in-eighteenth-century-england-the-struggle-for-true-religion-9780192855756","title":"Anti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England: The Struggle for True Religion","description":"John Wesley and George Whitefield are remembered as founders of Methodism, one of the most influential movements in the history of modern Christianity. Characterized by open-air and itinerant preaching, eighteenth-century Methodism was a divisive phenomenon, which attracted a torrent of printed opposition, especially from Anglican clergymen. Yet, most of these opponents have been virtually forgotten. \u003cem\u003eAnti-Methodism and Theological Controversy in Eighteenth-Century England\u003c\/em\u003e is the first large-scale examination of the theological ideas of early anti-Methodist authors. By illuminating a very different perspective on Methodism, Simon Lewis provides a fundamental reappraisal of the eighteenth-century Church of England and its doctrinal priorities. For anti-Methodist authors, attacking Wesley and Whitefield was part of a wider defence of 'true religion', which demonstrates the theological vitality of the much-derided Georgian Church. This book, therefore, places Methodism firmly in its contemporary theological context, as part of the Church of England's continuing struggle to define itself theologically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Lewis, \u003cem\u003eVisiting Research Fellow, Trinity College Dublin\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eb Simon Lewis \/b is a Visiting Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Republic of Ireland. He was previously a Junior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, University of London and undertook a two-year Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at Trinity College Dublin.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382861566226,"sku":"9780192855756","price":104.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee3bda6a-a999-4fab-aeea-f6e62b5ae376.jpg?v=1728772831","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/anti-methodism-and-theological-controversy-in-eighteenth-century-england-the-struggle-for-true-religion-9780192855756","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}