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John Wesley (/ ˈ w ɛ s l i / WESS-lee; [1] 28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to ...
John Wesley Blassingame (March 23, 1940 – February 13, 2000) was an American historian and pioneer in the study of slavery in the United States. [2] He was the former chairman of the African-American studies program at Yale University . [ 3 ]
In his 1774 work Thoughts on Slavery, John Wesley, Church of England priest and pioneer of Methodism, wrote of the plight of slaves in the West Indies, utterly condemning the slave trade saying it was not only contrary to the Bible, but unreconcilable even with secular notions of justice or mercy. The grand plea is, "[Slavery is] authorized by ...
Wesley, John (1733). A collection of forms of prayer for every day in the week. Norris, John; Wesley, John (1734). A Treatise on Christian Prudence. Printed by W. Strahan. à Kempis, Thomas; Wesley, John (1735). The Christian's Pattern: or a Treatise of the Imitation of Christ. C. Rivington. Wesley, Samuel; Wesley, John (1735). Advice to a ...
Memorial to John Wesley and Charles Wesley in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford. Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan–Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles Wesley.
Standing his ground, even as it turns into political quicksand beneath his feet, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dug in his heels to defend a barely defensible passage in his state’s new slavery ...
The major reason for the foundation of the Wesleyan Methodist Church was their emphasis on the abolition of slavery. [53] In 1860, B.T. Roberts and John Wesley Redfield founded the Free Methodist Church on the ideals of slavery abolition, egalitarianism, and second-blessing holiness. [52]
For some that included the immediate abolition of slavery as they considered it sinful to hold slaves as well as to tolerate slavery. Opposition to slavery, for example, was one of the works of piety of the Methodist Churches, which were established by John Wesley. [137] "Abolitionist" had several meanings at the time.