Unexampled Labours : Letters of the Revd John Fletcher to Leaders in the Evangelical Revival. Edited, with an Introduction, by Peter S. Forsaith ; with Additional Notes by Kenneth Loyer. FIRST EDITION : 2008.
by FORSAITH, Peter S. [ FLETCHER, John (1729-1785) ] Additional notes by Kenneth Loyer
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Peterborough: Epworth Press, 2008. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Large Octavo. FIRST EDITION : 2008. Some letters translated from the French. Paperback. Introduction, by Peter S. Forsaith ; with Additional Notes by Kenneth Loyer. Cream and brown pictorial covers. Bright, tight and clean copy. No owner name or internal markings. Minor use only. VERY GOOD INDEED. (xvi), 384 pages. Bibliography: p. 353-360. Index. SUMMARY : 'If John Fletcher, the 18th-century Vicar of Madeley, Shropshire, is known at all today it is usually as the outstanding saint of early Methodism and as John Wesley's presumed successor. The publication of these letters, to John and Charles Wesley, Lady Huntingdon and George Whitefield, challenges existing understandings and points to his considerable importance within the breadth of the English Evangelical Revival. Many of his surviving letters have never been published; those that have were often heavily edited. Many of his letters to Charles Wesley originally in French are given with a translation. This critical edition, with extensive footnotes, will bring significant primary material to its readers and be an indispensable tool for studies in 18th-century religion and the history of Methodism as well as of early industrial Shropshire. An introductory essay by the editor challenges the notion that Fletcher was first and foremost a dogmatic writer. He points to his 'Methodist' reputation being 'spun' by Wesley and others whereas Fletcher saw himself as an Anglican clergyman. The essay also points to Fletcher's formative Swiss origins and French influences, as well as to his mixed fortunes with women and how his saintly character developed over time'. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Lg.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Bagster, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.
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- Unexampled Labours : Letters of the Revd John Fletcher to Leaders in the Evangelical Revival. Edited, with an Introduction, by Peter S. Forsaith ; with Additional Notes by Kenneth Loyer. FIRST EDITION : 2008.
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- FORSAITH, Peter S. [ FLETCHER, John (1729-1785) ] Additional notes by Kenneth Loyer
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- Soft cover
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- ISBN 10
- 0716206056
- ISBN 13
- 9780716206057
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- Peterborough
- Date Published
- 2008
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- Large Octavo
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- CHURCH HISTORY : Fletcher, John 1729-1785 - Correspondence. Wesley, Charles 1707-1788 Methodist Church Evangelical Revival. Essays, journals, letters & other prose Works
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