HIST 306 - Wesley’s Century: Enlightenment and Revival

3 hours
labeled the Enlightenment and the Evangelical Revival. In the former movement, selected English and French writers will be studied, as will be the Wesleys, along with Whitefield, Edwards, and the followers of Spener, in the latter. Particular attention will be paid to the problems of human perfectibility, the nature of education, the citizen’s relationship to authority, and the individual’s obligation to society. Prerequisite(s): one lower-division History course or permission of the instructor. UG