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John Wesley and the Methodists: a bibliography: Home

Here you will find resources by and about John Wesley, founder of Methodism and Christian theologian of the 18th century, as well as some important Methodists of the 20th century

John Wesley, 1703- 1791

John Wesley Biography | Inspirational Christians

Bibliographic overviews of Wesley's life and work:

Complete Works of John Wesley (Bicentennial edition): most volumes of the Works of John Wesley are included in Luther Seminary's Ministry Matters database

Christian History magazine (June 2020) has a great overview of the Wesleys:  

 Also this issue on John Wesley

Wesley's Hymns: see "The Music of Faith" guide for Hymns.

The Life and Ministry of Charles Wesley: a digital archive maintained by Atla Religion

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Wikipedia

Featured Books

Articles

   Academic Search Premier :  An index to academic journal literature

.  ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials PLUS :   

 

JSTOR :  Access to Arts and Sciences III and the Religion and Theology collections 

WESLEY & METHODIST STUDIES--an e-journal accessed through our JSTOR subscription. Full-text access available for articles between 2009--2016.  For 2017--2020, articles may be retrieved by InterLibrary Loan (contact our Library for details)

   Religious and Theological Abstracts :  Index to articles in religion and theology since 1958, with over 800 article abstracts on Wesley

Other Online Resources

JSTOR ebooks: use Advanced Search mode to specify 'Book Chapters' or Books on Wesley

John Wesley and George Whitefield-- a brief YouTube overview

John Wesley and the Methodists--a "LibGuide" from the Digital Theological Library

Overview and links to Wesley's works via the Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology 

Brief Bibliographies for select Methodist theologians

'Favorite' Biographies of John Wesley

'Favorite' Biographies of Charles Wesley