Henry D. Rack's Reasonable Enthusiast: John Wesley and the Rise of Methodism, 3rd edition, Epworth Press, 2002, widely regarded as the finest modern biography of Wesley, sets the movement's rise against its political, social and religious background, from the 1729 Oxford Holy Club through John Wesley's evangelical experience at a meeting on Aldersgate Street, London, on 24 May 1738, and the open-air field preaching that followed.
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AuthorHenry D. Rack
PublisherEpworth Press
Publication Year2002
Source Typeacademic biography
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Academic press biography widely regarded as the finest modern life of Wesley, first published 1989 and revised for this third edition. NotesUsed for the 1738 Aldersgate experience and Methodism's rise within the Church of England.
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