Whenever it pleased God to do something great on earth, he has more or less departed from the beaten path.

— John Wesley (1703–1791), Gründer des Methodismus

John Wesley

John Wesley (1703–1791) war ein englischer Theologe, anglikanischer Priester und der Begründer der methodistischen Erweckungsbewegung. Er stand für die Verkündigung freier Gnade, praktische Heiligung und soziales Engagement, stieß jedoch mit seinen Predigten im Freien und eigenmächtigen Ordinationen auf heftigen kirchenrechtlichen Widerstand. Heutigen Bibellesern begegnet er als Ausleger, der theologische Reflexion und persönliche Glaubenserfahrung eng mit einer tatkräftigen Nächstenliebe verknüpft.

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