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Wesley and Men Who Followed (Book/ Hardcover)

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John Wesley - Oxford don and itinerant preacher, intellectual and evangelist, author and man of action, upholder of the Church of England yet founder of another world-wide denomination, disagreeing with George Whitefield, yet preaching his funeral sermon - truly a many-sided man. It is no wonder that he has had many biographers. Most books on Wesley have concentrated on his leading role in the Evangelical Revival. Wesley and Men Who Followed is more concerned with the spiritual explanation of a movement which, far from dwindling at his death, increased in momentum, breadth and transforming power. Drawing from original and often little-known Methodist sources, Iain Murray's thrilling study leads to conclusions that are of great relevance for the contemporary church.

About the Author(s)

Iain Hamish Murray was born to Scottish parents in Lancashire, England April 19,1931. He studied at King William's College on the Isle of Man, and then at the University of Durham. He was converted when he was seventeen years old and entered the Christian ministry in 1955, in his twenties. He was an assistant to Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones at the Westminster Chapel for three years(1956-59), and during those years his admiration for Lloyd-Jones increased. Together with Jack Cullum, he founded The Banner of Truth Trust, which began with the Banner of Truth Magazine in 1955, and which he edited until 1987. The Trust, intended to supply out of print Reformed and Puritan authors for Britain, grew to a ministry with a far-reaching and lasting impact in many countries. He was director of Banner of Truth until 1996.