John Wesley

The Heart of John Wesley's Journal - Hendrickson Classic Biographies

Features. New cover. 536 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inchesSpanning some fifty-five years, John Wesley recorded his dailyexperiences in studying, teaching, preaching, and travelingthroughout England and then America in the eighteenth century. These selections present an engrossing portrait of Wesley duringthe course of his travels and evangelistic activities, illuminating thepreacher's views and opinions on a host of contemporary matters. Wesley's eclectic interests and passion for rational analysisalso make his journal a rich source for any reader interested inobserving the conditions and values of society-particularly thoseof the lower classes-through the eyes of a well-educated andintelligent gentleman of the time.