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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1771 · Treatise
John Fletcher's Vindiciae Evangelicae emerged from the heated theological controversies that fractured English evangelicalism in the 1770s. As vicar of Madeley and close associate of John Wesley, Fletcher found himself defending Wesleyan…
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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1771 · Treatise
John Fletcher's treatise emerged from his deep concern over what he saw as dangerous antinomian tendencies within eighteenth-century English evangelicalism. Writing as John Wesley's closest theological ally, Fletcher addressed those who claimed…
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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1771–1785 · Book
John Fletcher's collected works emerged from his role as the chief theological defender of John Wesley's Methodist movement during the eighteenth century. A Swiss-born Anglican priest who served the parish of Madeley…
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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1772 · Treatise
John Fletcher's Appeal to Matter of Fact and Common Sense emerged from the heated theological controversies of 1770s England, when Calvinist critics were mounting sustained attacks against John Wesley's Arminian theology and…
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Charles Wesley · 1772 · Poem
Charles Wesley penned this devotional poem in 1772, near the end of his extraordinarily productive hymnwriting career. Written during a period when Wesley was increasingly preoccupied with mortality and the state of…
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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1773 · Treatise
John Fletcher's "The Portrait of St. Paul" emerged from the theological controversies surrounding Methodist doctrine in the 1770s, particularly debates over Christian perfection and the relationship between faith and works. Writing as…
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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1775 · Treatise
John Fletcher's Scripture Scales to Weigh the Gold of Gospel Truth emerged from the theological controversies that fractured eighteenth-century English evangelicalism. As vicar of Madeley and John Wesley's designated successor, Fletcher found…
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John Fletcher of Madeley · 1777 · Treatise
John Fletcher's treatise emerged from the heated theological controversies that divided eighteenth-century evangelicalism, particularly the bitter dispute between Calvinists and Arminians over predestination, free will, and the nature of salvation. As John…
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Selina Hastings · 1821 · Letter
This posthumous collection preserves the personal correspondence of Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, who became one of the most influential figures in eighteenth-century evangelical revival. Born into aristocracy but converted through Methodist…
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Peshitta Etheridge Peshitta New Testament
John Wesley Etheridge · 1849 · Scripture
One of the earliest complete English translations of the Syriac Peshitta New Testament, this work renders the whole of the New Testament from Syriac, taking the Peshitta both as its base text…
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Sojourner Truth · 1850 · Book
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth emerged from the collaboration between the illiterate but eloquent former slave Isabella Baumfree, who had taken the name Sojourner Truth, and her friend Olive Gilbert, who recorded…
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Sojourner Truth · 1851 · Sermon
Sojourner Truth delivered this brief but powerful address at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio, in May 1851. The convention brought together women's rights activists at a time when the movement faced…
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Female Ministry Female Ministry: or, Woman's Right to Preach the Gospel
Catherine Booth · 1859 · Treatise
Catherine Booth's treatise emerged from her direct confrontation with ministerial opposition to women's preaching in mid-nineteenth-century Methodism. When Wesleyan ministers challenged the propriety of women speaking publicly on spiritual matters, Booth responded…
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William Booth · 1878 · Other
William Booth's Orders and Regulations emerged from the practical necessities of organizing a rapidly expanding evangelical mission. By 1878, Booth's Christian Mission had transformed into the Salvation Army, adopting military structure and…
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Catherine Booth · 1878 · Book
Catherine Booth's "Practical Religion" emerged from her decades of preaching and pastoral work as co-founder of the Salvation Army, addressing what she saw as a dangerous gap between professed faith and lived…
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Catherine Booth · 1880 · Book
Papers on Aggressive Christianity gathers Catherine Booth's most influential addresses on evangelism and social action during the early years of the Salvation Army. Written at the height of her public ministry in…
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Catherine Booth · 1881 · Book
Catherine Booth's Papers on Godliness emerged from her ministry as co-founder of the Salvation Army and her deep concern for practical Christian living among the urban poor and working classes of Victorian…
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Catherine Booth · 1883 · Sermon
This sermon emerged from Catherine Booth's mature ministry as co-founder of the Salvation Army, delivered during a period when she was establishing herself as one of Victorian England's most compelling evangelical preachers.…
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Catherine Booth · 1883 · Treatise
Catherine Booth wrote this treatise in 1883 to defend the Salvation Army against mounting criticism from established churches and government authorities. The movement she and her husband William founded had grown rapidly…
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Catherine Booth · 1887 · Book
Catherine Booth's Popular Christianity emerged from her decades of observation as co-founder of the Salvation Army, watching how conventional Victorian Christianity had grown comfortable with social inequality and spiritual mediocrity. Writing in…
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William Booth · 1888 · Book
William Booth's "The Training of Children" emerged from his dual concerns as founder of the Salvation Army and father of eight children, all of whom became officers in the movement he established.…
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William Booth · 1889 · Book
William Booth's Salvation Soldiery emerged from his urgent need to provide systematic guidance for the rapidly expanding Salvation Army in the 1880s. As the movement grew from a small mission in London's…
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William Booth · 1890 · Letter
The General's Letters emerged from William Booth's urgent need to communicate directly with Salvation Army officers scattered across Britain and beyond during the movement's explosive growth in the 1880s. As the Army's…
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William Booth · 1890 · Book
In Darkest England and the Way Out stands as William Booth's comprehensive manifesto for addressing the grinding poverty and social degradation he witnessed in industrial England. Published in 1890 after twenty-five years…
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