The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley
Title | The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley PDF eBook |
Author | S T Kimbrough |
Publisher | Lutterworth Press |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2014-11-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0718842235 |
The theological concerns of Charles Wesley are expressed primarily through his repertory of over 9,000 hymns and sacred poems. They include inquiries into the meaning of the Church's sacred rites, festivals, and seasons (e.g., Holy Communion, Baptism, Advent, Christmas, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost) and a host of other concerns, such as conversion, sanctification, perfection, holiness, grace, and love. This volume prepares the reader to read Wesley's poetry, showing the plethora of literary, theological,and societal influences on his thought and writing; and brings together a collection of hymns and sacred poems that are representative of his theological perspectives. The reader is given the opportunity to become better equipped to grasp the meaning of Wesley's profound lyrical theology and its implications for contemporary theology and life.
The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley, Expanded Edition
Title | The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley, Expanded Edition PDF eBook |
Author | S T Kimbrough Jr. |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 406 |
Release | 2013-06-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1725247976 |
Revised with Comprehensive Scriptural Index to Wesley's Poetry The theology of Charles Wesley is expressed primarily in hymns and sacred poems-that is, in a literary and liturgical form of art. Wesley's theological concerns, as seen through his hymns and poems, include inquiries into the meaning of the church's sacred rites, festivals, and seasons (Holy Communion, Baptism, Advent, Christmas, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost), and a host of other theological concerns, such as conversion, sanctification, perfection, holiness, grace, and love. These theological concerns are spread throughout his repertory of over 9,000 hymns and poems. There are two primary purposes of this volume: first, to prepare the reader to read Wesley's poetry, given the plethora of literary, theological, and societal influences on his thought and writing; and second, to bring together a collection of his hymns and sacred poems that are representative of his theological perspectives. Thereby the reader is given the opportunity to become better equipped to grasp the meaning of Wesley's profound lyrical theology and its implications for contemporary theology and life.
A Faith That Sings
Title | A Faith That Sings PDF eBook |
Author | Paul W. Chilcote |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2016-11-15 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1498231837 |
This book examines the primary biblical themes in the lyrical theology of Charles Wesley, the master hymn writer and cofounder of the Methodist movement. Methodism was born in song, and it is highly doubtful whether without the hymns of Charles Wesley there could have been a Methodist revival. Charles's hymns have exerted a monumental influence on Methodist doctrine and Methodist people through the years. They are essentially mosaics of biblical texts; in singing these hymns, Methodists have sung the grand narrative of redemption and restoration in the biblical witness. A summary list of key biblical texts drawn from the 1780 Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists serves as a summa of Charles Wesley's theology and points to the doctrinal concerns that shaped his life most fully. Intended as an exploration of Wesleyan theology through the lens of "sung doctrine," this study demonstrates the world-making and life-shaping effect of hymns, and the way in which they emanate from Charles Wesley's life of prayer and evoke a life of service.
The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley
Title | The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley PDF eBook |
Author | S. T. Kimbrough |
Publisher | |
Pages | 383 |
Release | 2014-07 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780718893385 |
One of the difficulties in studying the theology of Wesleyan hymns and sacred poems is that it is couched in a literary and liturgical art form that does not fit into the usual intellectual paths defined over the last two centuries for the study of theology, which tends to be a prose endeavour.
An Estimate of the Debt of Her Majesty's Navy
Title | An Estimate of the Debt of Her Majesty's Navy PDF eBook |
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May She Have a Word with You?
Title | May She Have a Word with You? PDF eBook |
Author | S T Kimbrough |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2019-08-13 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1532648057 |
Perhaps Charles Wesley’s two volumes of Funeral Hymns (1746 and 1759), plus a few poems left in manuscript form, are the least known of his poetical corpus. They are a treasury, however, of his views on the importance of women in eighteenth-century England as examples of how to live the Christian life. Entries in his MS Journal indicate an extremely positive relationship with women who are his coequals in mission and in the Methodist societies, and much of the work depended on them. Furthermore, Charles wrote numerous poems about women, often occasioned by death, which lift up individual women as models for the community at large and the church. The intent of this volume is not to present a historical survey of these women or their historical place per se in the early Methodist movement, rather the primary goal is to discover a literature that helps us to see the values which women had in the early Methodist movement and how those values were acknowledged, recorded, and fostered or encouraged by Charles Wesley, particularly in his poetry. The title, May She Have a Word with You, suggests there is a need today to hear of these women’s exemplary words, deeds, and lives as a whole.
The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley, Expanded Edition
Title | The Lyrical Theology of Charles Wesley, Expanded Edition PDF eBook |
Author | S T Kimbrough |
Publisher | Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Pages | 407 |
Release | 2013-06-21 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1620325926 |
Revised with Comprehensive Scriptural Index to Wesley's PoetryThe theology of Charles Wesley is expressed primarily in hymns and sacred poems-that is, in a literary and liturgical form of art. Wesley's theological concerns, as seen through his hymns and poems, include inquiries into the meaning of the church's sacred rites, festivals, and seasons (Holy Communion, Baptism, Advent, Christmas, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost), and a host of other theological concerns, such as conversion, sanctification, perfection, holiness, grace, and love. These theological concerns are spread throughout his repertory of over 9,000 hymns and poems.There are two primary purposes of this volume: first, to prepare the reader to read Wesley's poetry, given the plethora of literary, theological, and societal influences on his thought and writing; and second, to bring together a collection of his hymns and sacred poems that are representative of his theological perspectives. Thereby the reader is given the opportunity to become better equipped to grasp the meaning of Wesley's profound lyrical theology and its implications for contemporary theology and life.