John Wesley: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

An extensive bibliography of the writings of John and Charles Wesley may be found in Frank Baker, A Union Catalogue of the Publications of John and Charles Wesley (1966). Selections include John Pearce, The Wesleys in Cornwall (1964), extracts from their journals; Hugh Martin (ed.), Selections from the Journal of John Wesley (1955); and Albert C. Outler (ed.), John Wesley, 2nd ed. (1970). The standard life is by J.S. Simon, 5 vol. (1921–34). More recent biographies are C.E. Vulliamy, John Wesley, 3rd ed. (1954); and Martin Schmidt, John Wesley: A Theological Biography, 2 vol. (Eng. trans., 1962–71).

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Invalidated site: ABC listen - The Religion and Ethics Report - 200 Years of the Wesley Mission. Jul 24, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 13, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 26, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC listen - The Religion and Ethics Report - 200 Years of the Wesley Mission. Aug 06, 2025
Add new Web site: Wesley Center Online - John Wesley. Jun 15, 2025
Add new Web site: BYU Religious Studies Center - John Wesley: A Methodist Foundation for the Restoration. Apr 17, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - John Wesley's critical engagement with Hutchinsonianism 1730�1780 (PDF). Jan 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Southern Methodist University - Mapping the Great Awakening - John Wesley and the History of Methodism. Nov 13, 2024
Add new Web site: C.S. Lewis Institute - Profiles in Faith: John Wesley. May 25, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Core - John Wesley - "A Man of One Book". Feb 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Dictionary of Irish Biography - John Wesley. Dec 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Learn Religion - Biography of John Wesley, Methodist Church Co-Founder. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Historic UK - John Wesley. Sep 01, 2023
Add new Web site: History Today - Birth of John Wesley. Jul 17, 2023
Add new Web site: ArtUK - Who was John Wesley? May 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Christianity Today - John Wesley. Sep 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Learn Religions - Biography of John Wesley, Methodist Church Co-Founder. Jun 26, 2022
Noted that George Whitefield was an important preacher of the Great Awakening. Added cross-references throughout. Jul 14, 2021
Add new Web site: Lincoln College - Biography of John Wesley. Apr 25, 2019
Add new Web site: Christian Classics Ethereal Library - John Wesley. Feb 21, 2012
Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of John and Charles Wesley. Feb 21, 2012
Add new Web site: New Georgia Encyclopedia - John Wesley. May 30, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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