Spiritual Literacy in John Wesley's Methodism

Reading, Writing, and Speaking to Believe

AvVicki Tolar Burton

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

Vicki Tolar Burton argues that John Wesley wanted to make ordinary Methodist men and women readers, writers, and public speakers because he understood the powerful role of language for spiritual formation. His understanding came from his own family and education, from his personal spiritual practices and experiences, and from the evidence he saw in the lives of his followers. By examining the intersections of literacy, rhetoric, and spirituality as they occurred in early British Methodism-and by exploring the meaning of these practices for class and gender-the author provides a new understanding of the method of Methodism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-08-15
Mått:152 x 228 x 23 mm
Vikt:575 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Studies in Rhetoric & Religion
Antal sidor:408
Förlag:Baylor University Press
ISBN:9781481314183

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Vicki Tolar Burton (Ph.D. Auburn University) is Associate Professor of English and Director, Writing Intensive Curriculum, Oregon State University.

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Acknowledgments Preface Abbreviations1. Introduction: John Wesley and the Rhetorical and Literacy Practices of Early Methodism2. John Wesley's Literacy Genealogy: Parental Patterns and Practices3. Writing to Believe: Diaries and Journals as Spiritual Literacy4. Speaking to Believe: Literacy and Rhetorical Practices of Traveling Preachers5. Walking in Light, Walking in Darkness: Methodist Women's Changing Rhetorical Space6. The Mystic and the Methodists: Account of the Experience of Hester Ann Rogers7. Reading to Believe: John Wesley's Book Inventory (1791)8. Climbing Boys and Spinning Girls: School on Sunday for Laboring ChildrenConclusion: The Witness of Their Own SpiritsAppendix A: Samuel Bradburn's Rules for Preaching Appendix B: John Wesley's Book Inventory Compiled at the Time of His Death (1791)Notes Bibliography Index