Susanna Wesley: The Complete WritingsOxford University Press, 26 jun 1997 - 528 páginas 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. Further, her writings demonstrate her readiness, for conscience's sake, to stand up to the men in her life--father, husband, and sons---and the three incarnations of English Protestantism they represented: respectively, Puritanism, the Established Church, and the new Methodist movement. 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. |
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... their due . For that reason , as well as for the enrichment of the historical record and for simple justice , I have undertaken this project . This page intentionally left blank Contents Important Dates in Susanna Preface ix.
... their due . For that reason , as well as for the enrichment of the historical record and for simple justice , I have undertaken this project . This page intentionally left blank Contents Important Dates in Susanna Preface ix.
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... reason that Susanna Wesley's own voice should not be heard ; assessed ; and brought into historical , literary , and theological conversations at the turn of the third millen- nium . This new edition will no doubt spark many more ...
... reason that Susanna Wesley's own voice should not be heard ; assessed ; and brought into historical , literary , and theological conversations at the turn of the third millen- nium . This new edition will no doubt spark many more ...
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... reasons which reason cannot know . " 55 The death of Samuel Wesley Sr. in 1735 signaled the beginning of a new life- phase for Susanna . In addition to the loss of her husband of some 46 years , it also meant her removal from the ...
... reasons which reason cannot know . " 55 The death of Samuel Wesley Sr. in 1735 signaled the beginning of a new life- phase for Susanna . In addition to the loss of her husband of some 46 years , it also meant her removal from the ...
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... reason , and religious experience ) did in fact act as solvents " against the patriarchal biases then prevailing . " 68 I have further explored her intellectual life — her reading and the writing amply displayed in this volume -- as a ...
... reason , and religious experience ) did in fact act as solvents " against the patriarchal biases then prevailing . " 68 I have further explored her intellectual life — her reading and the writing amply displayed in this volume -- as a ...
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... reason I have to ask either God Almighty's or his pardon for acting according to the best knowledge I have of things of that nature . If I thought or could be persuaded I'm in an error I would freely retract it and ask his pardon before ...
... reason I have to ask either God Almighty's or his pardon for acting according to the best knowledge I have of things of that nature . If I thought or could be persuaded I'm in an error I would freely retract it and ask his pardon before ...
Índice
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JOURNALS | 195 |
EDUCATIONAL CATECHETICAL AND CONTROVERSIAL WRITINGS | 363 |
Bibliography | 485 |
Index | 498 |
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Página 311 - And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again ; as it is also written in the second Psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
Página 448 - For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves ; which show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another ;) in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my Gospel.
Página 404 - The visible church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in the which the pure word of God is preached, and the sacraments [be] duly administered according to Christ's ordinance, in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same.
Página 277 - And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, so that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: and this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
Página 168 - DO you trust that you are inwardly moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon you this Office and Ministration, to serve God for the promoting of his glory, and the edifying of his people?
Página 311 - For, for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.