Dr Taylor of Norwich: Wesley's Arch-heretic

Dr John Taylor was a controversial figure in the history of Methodism due to his attitude to original sin. John Wesley referred to him as a "Great Man", yet he also said that "no single person had given so great a wound to Christianity". Taylor's congregation in Norwich held him in reverence, but his Calvinist opponents pictured him writing in hell. This study examines the controversy surrounding Taylor and offers a full account of his life and thought.