Charles Wesley : poet and theologian

Abstract

Charles Wesley is widely remembered as a significant hymn-writer, especially among Methodists, but he is not often regarded either as a major poet or as an important theologian. He quite often takes second place to his more famous elder brother, John, and frequently disappears in face of John's role as leader of the people called Methodists. This volume attempts to rectify these unfortunate misconceptions by demonstrating that Charles Wesley is a figure of primary literary significance in history of English religious poetry. It also seeks to show that Charles Wesley was a theologian of considerable depth and creativity, and to place his work in context of a variety of church traditions. The essays in this volume originated in papers presented to Charles Wesley Publication Colloquium, held at Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton, NJ, in fall of 1989.

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