John Wesley

by V.H.H. Green

A compelling short biography of the 'Lord's horseman cantering towards eternity') John Wesley. Using the as yet unpublished Oxford diaries, the author, himself a Fellow of Wesley's Oxford College, reveals Wesley's extraordinarily complex and paradoxical personality. Originally published by Thomas Nelson in 1964.

Genres: Church History, Biography

174 pages, Paperback

First published June 23, 1987

Reviews

[Kay Mcgriff · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am grateful for the movement John Wesley started. The more I learn about him, the more I am impressed with his learning and vision, but realize he would not have been an easy person to live or work with. Quite a complicated figure.

[Barry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though short, Mr. Green has done a fine job of summarizing John Wesley's life and ministry. There are some gaps in this history, but the point of the book is not to give a detailed account of Wesley's life, but to hit the highlights. Despite its shortness this book still feels well-researched. You can find many of the same details in other biographies of Wesley, but Mr. Green does pull out some things that feel newly uncovered. In the process he paints a picture of a man who is at once large in the public's eye, yet simultaneously hidden from view.

[J. Ewbank · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book by Green is a very readable biography of Wesley. It is a balanced approach and as close to the facts and writings of Wesley as is possible. I enjoyed reading it.

J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"