The Essential Works of John Wesley

by John Wesley, Alice Russie (Editor)

Want to know how to live the Christian life? Learn from one of the foremost authorities, John Wesley, in this single-volume library of journal selections, sermons, and other addresses, essays, and letters. Two and a half centuries ago, the great Methodist distinguished himself as one of the world’s greatest authorities on the committed Christian life. Now, his most powerful writings have been compiled under one cover, perfect for personal study, pastoral research, or Christian school use. Including sermons on conversion, growth in grace, and practical holiness; essays on theological questions; personal letters; even hymns written and translated by Wesley, this all-in-one resource has been lightly updated for ease of reading, featuring scripture from the New King James Version.

Genres: Christian, Religion, Theology

1408 pages, Hardcover

First published May 17, 2011

About the author

John Wesley is recognized as the founder of Methodism. An acclaimed preacher, Wesley travelled extensively on horseback and drew large crowds for his outdoor sermons. A contemporary of William Wilberforce, Wesley was a strong voice opposing slavery in England and the United States. His influence upon modern Christianity can be seen by the large number of Methodist organizations in the Wesleyan tradition all over the world.

Reviews

[Dave Smith]

It was a lot of reading, but interesting how his sermons were thought out

[Richard Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a monster of a book! It has a bit of most of the types of things John Wesley wrote, with a large number of sermons. There are well written reflection questions at the end of most of the writings that could be useful for primate meditation or in a small group. My main complaint about this book is that Wesley was edited to the point that much of the language is not actually his. It generally seems to be accurate updating of the language, but none-the-less is no longer Wesley's words. I would have been happier with text closer to the original published writings annotated to make the language accessible to contemporary readers.