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`these essays, so full of insight and scholarship, constitute an important work which no student of eighteenth-century religion can ignore' English History Review ` The liveliness of Gordon Rupp's comments as well as the portraits and anecdotes that fill his book are evidence of his own pastoral experience as well as of his extraordinarily wide and sympathetic reading' Catholic Herald ` He can also hardly fail to be touched, now by Rupp's own humanity and tenderness, now by the feeling for the eternities that pervades the book.' Journal of Theological Studies

'these essays, so full of insight and scholarship, constitute an important work which no student of eighteenth-century religion can ignore' English History Review ' The liveliness of Gordon Rupp's comments as well as the portraits and anecdotes that fill his book are evidence of his own pastoral experience as well as of his extraordinarily wide and sympathetic reading' Catholic Herald ' He can also hardly fail to be touched, now by Rupp's own humanity and tenderness, now by the feeling for the eternities that pervades the book.' Journal of Theological Studies

[A] superb addition to the 'Oxford History of the Christian Church' series ....[Rupp] writes with an elegance that will delight readers as they are led through the complexities of English church history in the 18th century....His text is balanced, his scholarship is meticulous, and his judgments are fair. This volume is the first general survey of Christianity in 18th-century England to appear in many years. It belongs in all university and larger public libraries. --Choice If Rupp's history is conventional, it is conventional church hitory at its best. The book is a delight to read. Anyone serious about understanding English religion in the age of Wesley will not be able to avoid this work: it will tand for many years hence as the standard in its field. --DukeUniversity Divinity School News and Notes Rupp's contribution to our understanding of eighteenth-century English religion is significant. The book contains a wealth of information and will prove an important reference to those interested in the period. --Church History Rupp's volume is an important addition to the Oxford series. Church History A wealth of information concerning eighteenth-century English religion. --Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

[A] superb addition to the 'Oxford History of the Christian Church' series ....[Rupp] writes with an elegance that will delight readers as they are led through the complexities of English church history in the 18th century....His text is balanced, his scholarship is meticulous, and his judgments are fair. This volume is the first general survey of Christianity in 18th-century England to appear in many years. It belongs in all university and larger public libraries. --Choice<br> If Rupp's history is conventional, it is conventional church hitory at its best. The book is a delight to read. Anyone serious about understanding English religion in the age of Wesley will not be able to avoid this work: it will tand for many years hence as the standard in its field. --Duke University Divinity School News and Notes<br> Rupp's contribution to our understanding of eighteenth-century English religion is significant. The book contains a wealth of information and will prove an important reference to those interested in the period. --Church History<br> Rupp's volume is an important addition to the Oxford series. Church History<br> A wealth of information concerning eighteenth-century English religion. --Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society<br>

<br> [A] superb addition to the 'Oxford History of the Christian Church' series ....[Rupp] writes with an elegance that will delight readers as they are led through the complexities of English church history in the 18th century....His text is balanced, his scholarship is meticulous, and his judgments are fair. This volume is the first general survey of Christianity in 18th-century England to appear in many years. It belongs in all university and larger public libraries. --Choice<br> If Rupp's history is conventional, it is conventional church hitory at its best. The book is a delight to read. Anyone serious about understanding English religion in the age of Wesley will not be able to avoid this work: it will tand for many years hence as the standard in its field. --Duke University Divinity School News and Notes<br> Rupp's contribution to our understanding of eighteenth-century English religion is significant. The book contains a wealth of information and will prove an important referen

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