The Hymns Of Methodism In Their Literary Relations
A scholarly examination of Methodist hymns as the finest body of devotional verse in the English language, exploring their literary significance and role in the Wesleyan spiritual revival.
10 Chapters
Table of Contents
1
PREFACE
2
INTRODUCTION
3
II THE SOURCE AND DATE OF THE EARLIEST METHODIST HYMNS
4
CHAPTER I THE SCRIPTURES
5
CHAPTER II THE FATHERS, THE LITURGIES, AND THE MYSTICS
6
CHAPTER III THE POETS
7
I JOHN WESLEY'S TRANSLATIONS FROM THE GERMAN
8
II QUIETISM AND CALVINISM
9
III ARCHAISMS IN THE HYMNS
10
INDEX