TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maddock,Ian J.
TI  - Men of one book: a comparison of two Methodist preachers, John Wesley and George Whitefield 
SN  - 9780718840938
AV  - BX8495.W5 M2825 2012eb
U1  - 287.092 23
PY  - 2012///, �2011
CY  - Cambridge, U.K.
PB  - Lutterworth Press
KW  - Wesley, John,
KW  - Whitefield, George,
KW  - Methodism
KW  - Biography
KW  - Evangelists
KW  - Methodist Church
KW  - Clergy
KW  - Presbyterian Church
KW  - Calvinistic Methodists
KW  - Methodist preaching
KW  - Preaching
KW  - History
KW  - 18th century
KW  - Theology, Doctrinal
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
KW  - Religious
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Methodist
KW  - Christian Theology
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Biographies
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Front cover; Title page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; Introducing Wesley and Whitefield, Men od One Book; Polarization; Trends in Historiography; Whitefield Studies; Wesley Studies; Outline; Conclusion; 2. A Comparison of the Itinerant Field-Preaching Ministries of George Whitefield and John Wesley; Introduction; George Whitefield: ""The Whole World is now my Parish""; John Wesley: ""I Look Upon All The World As My Parish""; Conclusion; 3. A Comparison of the Delivery, Style, and Description of Sermons Preached by George Whitefield and John Wesley; Introduction; A Comparison of the Delivery and Style of the Sermons Preached by George Whitefield and John WesleyDescribing the Sermons Preached by Whitefield and Welsey; Conclusion; 4. A Comparison of the Use, Interpretation, and Application of the Inspired Word in the Printed Words of George Whitefield and John Wesley; Introduction; Whitefield's and Wesley's aspirations for the printed word; The use of Scripture in the printed words of Whitefield and Wesley; The interpretation and application of Scripture in the printed writings of Wesley and Whitefield; Conclusion; 5. A Comparison of the Core Doctrines Proclaimed by George Whitefield and John WesleyThe human condition in the preaching of Whitefield and Wesley; Justification in the preaching of Whitefield and Wesley; Regeneration in the preaching of Whitefield and Wesley; Conclusion; 6. Conclusion; Similarities; Differences; Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover
N2  - In this notable contribution to the study of John Wesley and George Whitefield, Ian Maddock discovers the affinity between two preachers often contrasted as enemies. The controversial Free Grace episode of the early eighteenth century, which highlighted the theological divisions between Wesley's Arminianism and Whitefield's Calvinism, has influenced the scholarly division of these forerunners of the Eighteenth Century Revival, resulting in a polarised critical heritage. In a critical assessment of John Wesley, the 'scholar preacher', and George Whitefield, the 'actor preacher', Maddock gives d
UR  - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1cgdvt3
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