Josh's Reviews > The Journal of John Wesley

I loved reading this for 2 reasons: one is that it was fascinating to see a window into the world of the 1700's, and hear about many towns that we visited this year in Cornwall.

The second was just the enjoyment of the spirit of this person who dared to challenge the religious and social norms of the day. He didn't have the intent of causing trouble, but he also didn't back down when trouble came. There are too many stories to count of arriving in a town and being greeted by an angry mob hurling stones, who all became quiet and peaceful when he stood up and started talking to them. These were people who had been told they weren't welcome inside a church, so he went and met them outside instead