![]() To access the Library see the John Wesley page. Many of these would later be part of his multi-volume Christian Library (1749-1755). Following their evangelical conversions in 1738, the Wesleys began to read more Reformed authors, notably Jonathan Edwards in the fall of 1738.Īs the Wesleys distanced themselves from the Moravians (formal split in 1740), John began to read more works of practical divinity in the English Puritan tradition. This book proved influential in their understanding of evangelical conversion and the Christian life. The Wesleys’ interest in the Reformed tradition began in late 1736 when John was given a copy of Thomas Halyburton’s Memoirs. ![]() ![]() When Samuel and Susanna conformed to the Established Church in the 1680s this meant that the family would be raised in the high church Anglican tradition (which was Arminian in theology). ![]() The family tree of the Wesleys was rooted in the Puritan/Reformed tradition. ![]()
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