Authority and order
Subtitle: John Wesley and his preachers
By: Adrian Burdon.
Publisher: Ashgate Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
Subjects: Wesley, John, 1703-1791.; Methodist Church -- Government.; Church -- Authority.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: 'I am a Church of England man'; title: Wesley's initial position : authority of rubric and canon; title: After Aldersgate : authority of a warm-hearted evangelist; title: Wesley's assistants : 'sons of the Gospel'; title: Wesley's expression of authority : 'I am a scriptural episcopos'; title: Ordination of the assistants : is it separation from the Church of England?; title: Wesley reflects upon his actions : 'prophets and priests' : Ireland 1789; title: The liturgy : prayer book ordinal adapted; title: The text : Wesley's adaptation of the prayer book ordinal.