John Wesley The Evangelist
John Sungchul Hong (Foreword by Dennis Kinlaw)

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Few persons have ever lived who exerted more positive influence in their time than John Wesley. His prodigious life and work, spanning most of the eighteenth century, epitomized an evangelical revival that changed the face of England, setting in motion forces of righteousness that continue to have reverberations throughout the world. The passion of his life, giving direction to all he said and did, was a burning desire that every person yield themselves fully to the claims of Christ. He was truly an evangelist aflame for God. John Hong in theses pages captures that passion. He has carefully researched his subject, and with the objectivity of a scholar, tells the story as it is. There is nothing superficial, nothing far-fetched in the account --- the facts speak for themselves. Wesley comes alive. You feel the fresh winds of the countryside; you hear the hoofbeats of his horse as he rides across the land preaching the gospel. More than great history, this is combustible reading.

—Robert E. Coleman, Ph.D Professor Emeritus of Evangelism at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Director of the Billy Graham Institute of Evangelism at Wheaton College

This is a book that every pastor should read….Hong has shown us that evangelism was the center of Wesley’s ministry and early Methodism and that unless we too are engaged in the task of evangelism we are simply passing our time frivolously….The breadth of this book is remarkable and is lucidly written. For those who have read widely in Wesley Studies they will find interesting details here that have often been overlooked….Hong shows us that Wesley was a man very much engaged in conversation with his peers and that his opinions as well as his theology were formed out a web of deep intrigue involving numerous religious and political figures….The last chapter in this book particularly offers a corrective understanding of the relationship between life and doctrine, showing that Wesley’s evangelism effectively used Christian apologetics. For those who are newcomers to Wesley Studies, this work is reader-friendly and provides a delightful narrative of the main events in Wesley’s life and ministry with the theme of evangelism as the integrating theme. This is a scholarly work and well-documented, but it is also inspirational and challenges one to re-examine one’s spiritual priorities.

--Dennis F. Kinlaw, Ph. D., Former President, Asbury College, Founder of The Francis Asbury Society

About the Author:

John Sungchul Hong is Professor of Evangelism and Discipleship, and Chairman of the Department of Practical Theology at Seoul Theological University in Korea. Dr. Hong received the Th.D. degree at the School of Theology of Boston University. He has written nine books, edited seven books, translated 26 Christian books from English into Korean, and written 41 theological articles for various Christian journals.