Routledge Wesley, Whitefield and the Free Grace Controversy

Explore the profound theological debate that shaped early Methodism in Wesley, Whitefield and the 'Free Grace' Controversy: The Crucible of Methodism. Part of the Routledge Methodist Studies Series, this book examines the eighteenth-century disagreement over predestination between John Wesley and George Whitefield. While much existing scholarship views the 'Free Grace' controversy as a repetitive argument or approaches it through a biased lens favoring Wesley's Evangelical Arminianism, this work asks deeper questions. It moves beyond the standard review of historical events to investigate the true nature of this public disagreement. This text provides a necessary perspective for historians and students studying the development of Methodism and the complex religious landscape of Great Britain.