Follows the life of the Englishwoman whose intellectual curiosity led her to study theology, who married a minister who hoped to bring revival to the Anglican Church, and who lived to embrace the Methodism founded by her son John Wesley.
The story of Susanna Wesley, mother of Charles and John Wesley, founders of the Methodist Church. A bright, beautiful woman whose life was turbulent but whose faith never wavered.
Her quotations and allusions include Locke, Pascal, and Herbert, as well as a number of now forgotten theologians.
Susanna Wesley, who made such a profound impression on her son John, was a fascinating and many-sided character in her own right. She was a Puritan, an Anglican, a Methodist...
A biography of the woman who married the well-known preacher, Samuel Wesley, and was the mother of John, founder of Methodism, and Charles, famous for the more than 6,000 hymns he wrote during his lifetime.
The fascinating story of Susanna Wesley, carefully documented, reveals an intelligent, strong-willed woman who suffered much in a male-dominated world but who prepared her children well.
Her godly influence on her sons John and Charles led to the Methodist movement and the transformation of England. A Women of Faith book.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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The life of Susanna Wesley (1669 - 1742) is both intriguing and illuminating to explore. This book presents her life in ways that will astound the modern reader.