A Refutation of the Doctrine of Uninterrupted Apostolic Succession, With a Correction of Errors Concerning Rev. John Wesley and Dr. Coke. In Answer to

In this scholarly and controversial work, Richard Tydings challenges the traditional Anglican doctrine of apostolic succession, which holds that the authority of the Church derives from an unbroken chain of bishops going back to the apostles. The author argues that this doctrine has no basis in Scripture or history, and refutes the claims made by some Anglicans that John Wesley and Thomas Coke were validly consecrated bishops. A thought-provoking study of a contentious theological issue.

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