This volume of the Theological Foundations series offers a rich sampling of the life, thought, and enduring legacy of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism and a key leader in the First Great Awakening. Through sermons, letters, journal entries, and theological reflections, readers encounter a Wesley who was both deeply rooted in classical Protestant convictions and uniquely shaped by Anglican piety and evangelical zealousness.
The selections cast light upon Wesley’s passion for Scriptural faith and personal holiness, revealing a reformer whose influence spans both geography and time.
Introduction by Timothy George
I. Aldersgate Street
II. A Plain Account of Genuine Christianity
III. Wesley on Scripture Study
Preface to Standard Sermons
Preface to the Old Testament Notes
Preface to the New Testament Notes
IV. Sermons
Salvation by Faith (1738)
The Almost Christian (1741)
Scriptural Christianity (1744)
Christian Perfection (1741)
Justification by Faith (1746)
The Witness of the Spirit (1746)
A Catholic Spirit (1750)
On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield (1770)
V. Letters
A Letter to a Roman Catholic
A Letter to John Newton
A Letter to American Bishops
A Letter to William Wilberforce
Subject Index
Scripture Index
This volume of the Theological Foundations series offers a rich sampling of the life, thought, and enduring legacy of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism and a key leader in the First Great Awakening. Through sermons, letters, journal entries, and theological reflections, readers encounter a Wesley who was both deeply rooted in classical Protestant convictions and uniquely shaped by Anglican piety and evangelical zealousness.
The selections cast light upon Wesley’s passion for Scriptural faith and personal holiness, revealing a reformer whose influence spans both geography and time.
Introduction by Timothy George
I. Aldersgate Street
II. A Plain Account of Genuine Christianity
III. Wesley on Scripture Study
Preface to Standard Sermons
Preface to the Old Testament Notes
Preface to the New Testament Notes
IV. Sermons
Salvation by Faith (1738)
The Almost Christian (1741)
Scriptural Christianity (1744)
Christian Perfection (1741)
Justification by Faith (1746)
The Witness of the Spirit (1746)
A Catholic Spirit (1750)
On the Death of the Rev. Mr. George Whitefield (1770)
V. Letters
A Letter to a Roman Catholic
A Letter to John Newton
A Letter to American Bishops
A Letter to William Wilberforce
Subject Index
Scripture Index
