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Drawing on the insights of recent Methodist, feminist, theological, and literary scholarship, he offers a multi-dimensional approach which never distorts or patronizes, but always deepens the reader's understanding of Wesley and her historical context Charles Wallace is at Willamette University. Would you like to tell us about a lower price?

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Susanna Wesley, long celebrated in Methodist mythology as mother of the movement's founders, now takes place as a practical theologian in her own right. This collection of her letters, spiritual diary, and longer treatises only one of which was published in her lifetime shows her to be more than the nurturing mother of Wesleyan legend. It also reveals her to be a well-educated woman in conversation with contemporary theological, philosophical, and literary works. Her quotations and allusions include Locke, Pascal, and Herbert, as well as a number of now forgotten theologians.

In some of her work, one can distinguish doctrinal and spiritual leanings, such as Arminianism and Christian perfection, that would later find wide expression in the spread of Methodism.

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Further, her writings demonstrate her readiness, for conscience's sake, to stand up to the men in her life--father, husband, and sonsand the three incarnations of English Protestantism they represented: Tracing these incidents in her letters and diaries, a reader can begin to understand how spirituality, even an otherwise conservative one in rather restrictive times, can serve to empower the voice of women. Read more Read less. Customers who viewed this item also viewed. Page 1 of 1 Start over Page 1 of 1. Susanna Wesley Classic Reprint.

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The Power of Positive Energy: Change your mind, change your life. Review "Readers with an interest in Methodism and those in women's studies will be delighted with Wallace's approach The book makes a distinct contribution to our understanding of Puritan dis- sent and will be found useful by a broad range of readers.

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In addition to making a major contribution to the historiography of' early Meth- odism, this definitive edition of the writings of Methodism's most famous female exemplar renders the broader service of advancing understanding of the impor- tance of religion in the history of women's self-expression. As Charles Wallace, Jr. He also charts a scholarly approach to her life and work that supersedes the romanticizing tendency so pervasive in earlier interpreta- tions.

Cast in the broader historical and comparative light recommended in this volume, the extreme intensity of Wesley's religious efforts can be seen more as evidence of the cultural constraints under which she worked than of her status as a timeless paragon of female piety.

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As well as ,justifying new attention to her life and work, placing Wesley in cultural context makes her more human. This volume also provides a thorough, well-ordered, and much needed compi- lation of Wesley's extant writings.

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Tracing these incidents in her letters and diaries, a reader can begin to understand how spirituality, even an otherwise. The Crucible of Doubt. View or edit your browsing history. Samuel Wesley, an aged and highly-esteemed minister, who for many years acted as chaplain to the Wesleyan troops stationed at the Hounslow garrison. The Earl of Anglesey strove hard to persuade his kinsman to con- form, and promised him preferment ; but it was impos- sible to move him, and he frequently preached in private, though ten years elapsed before the Declaration of Indulgence made it safe for him to get the Meeting House in Little St.

Heretofore, her writings were scattered in ar- chives and in partial, and sometimes poor, transcriptions embedded mostly in books about the Wesley family. In addition to placing Wesley in the context of religious studies and women's history, the introductory essay contains biographical material, maps, genealogical tables, and pictures. Following the introductory essay, Wallace groups Wesley's writings into three categories-letters, diaries, and writings designed for public circulation-with each of these subdivided by time or topic.

Written mostly to her children, the letters constitute the best source of information about Wesley's social world and reveal her interest in theological debate and in the education of her children. Concise and helpful introductions precede each of the divisions and subdivi- sions of Wesley's writings.

Copious notes at the end of each subdivision provide commentary on problems of transcription, identification of sources referred or possibly alluded to in the text, clarification of arcane words, and notes on discus- sion of similar topics by contemporary authors. In these notes, as in the texts themselves, readers will find meticulous attention to detail as well as groundwork for further investigation. One of the most extraordinary political dramas of the twentieth century-the nonviolent revolutions bringing about an end to the terrible Soviet system- seems already to have faded from our consciousness.

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