Spiritual Literacy in John Wesley's Methodism
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Spiritual Literacy in John Wesley's Methodism

Reading, Writing, and Speaking to Believe

  1. 408 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Spiritual Literacy in John Wesley's Methodism

Reading, Writing, and Speaking to Believe

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title, About the Series, Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
  3. Contents
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Preface
  6. Abbreviations
  7. 1. Introduction: John Wesley and the Rhetorical and Literacy Practices of Early Methodism
  8. 2. John Wesley's Literacy Genealogy: Parental Patterns and Practices
  9. 3. Writing to Believe: Diaries and Journals as Spiritual Literacy
  10. 4. Speaking to Believe: Literacy and Rhetorical Practices of Traveling Preachers
  11. 5. Walking in Light, Walking in Darkness: Methodist Women's Changing Rhetorical Space
  12. 6. The Mystic and the Methodists: Account of the Experience of Hester Ann Rogers
  13. 7. Reading to Believe: John Wesley's Book Inventory (1791)
  14. 8. Climbing Boys and Spinning Girls: School on Sunday for Laboring Children
  15. Conclusion: The Witness of Their Own Spirits
  16. Appendix A
  17. Appendix B: John Wesley’s Book Inventory: Compiled at the Time of His Death (1791)
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index