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John Wesley's beginning in the Anglican rectory and his enthusiasm for the Christian faith at Oxford led to his becoming a missionary to the nascent colony of Georgia. There he found God in a new way and came back to preach a revivalist message across Britain. Out of this fiery movement the Methodist Church was established and it has been claimed that because of Wesley's work Britain experienced a spiritual revival rather than a bloody revolution. Roy Hattersley writes clear, straightforward prose and tells the story of Wesley with a spark of the same zeal and charisma that Wesley himself must have had. --Dwight Longenecker --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Roy Hattersley has written a full and fair biography. (NEW STATESMAN )
He can fashion an anecdote out of even the dreariest theological dispute. Indeed, a gossipy politician is the right man for the job. (MAIL ON SUNDAY )
An intellectually and theologically compelling portrait (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY )
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From humble beginnings in a holy club at Oxford, John Wesley went on to spread his interpretation of the word across the country. Covering incredible distances in a short time, Wesley brought the gospel to the poorer urban classes who were perhaps most in need of spiritual salvation – a Church more tailored to their needs. His true inspiration came not from Oxford but from his mother, whose domestic prayer meetings, held when John was a boy, had elicited such large audiences that they became considered a threat to those in power. Roy Hattersley’s utterly absorbing characterisation of the strong-willed Susanna Wesley reminded me of his similar ability in “Blood and Fire”, the biography of William and Catherine Booth. Here Hattersley takes a perhaps more difficult subject, but excels beyond his previous achievement.He binds all his facts together with a direct and engrossing style, combined with careful (but unobtrusive) documentation of his sources.
Hattersley shows us a flawed man, who nevertheless commands great respect. Anyone wishing to thoroughly understand the rise of Methodism and the context within which it emerged is likely to find great pleasure in Hattersley’s account. In fact, any reader seeking an enjoyable foray into this period could do no better than to start with this excellent biography.
However, I found Hattersley's way of writing to be over complicated. He often uses words and phrases that are beyond the average 'man in the street', thus making it heavy going at times. (If you want to sell books - keep it simple to widen your readership.)
I also found that Roy Hattersley keeps going over the same point time-and time again and often comes up with a different ending. I lost track of what Wesley was really about and who his friends really were at any one time. Several times, I needed to go back and read a previous passage to clarify several items before moving on. (annoying)
Without wishing to be rude to the author, I feel that this book could have been written in a more direct and simpler manner placing each fact as it occured.
In my opinion, this is not a book for reading late at night in bed - unless one wishes to get to sleep quickly!
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