Understanding John Wesley – Reassessing His Faith, Theology and Legacy

Understanding John Wesley offers an accessible exploration of one of Christianity’s most influential leaders. Drawing from rigorous historical research and the author’s original theological study, this book reintroduces readers to Wesley the scholar, preacher, organiser, and spiritual pioneer – whose defining message of justification by faith ignited the eighteenth-century Evangelical Revival.

Designed for pastors, students, and thoughtful readers, Roger William Fay traces how Wesley’s theology developed, where it diverged from competing traditions, and why it still matters.

The book re-examines key moments: Wesley’s Oxford years, his mission to Georgia, his break with Moravian teaching, and his evolving understanding of assurance and holiness. It also brings fresh insight by engaging the latest historical research, including newly evaluated diaries, letters, and scholarly reassessments.