Memoirs of the Late REV. John Wesley A.M.

This three-volume account of the life of John Wesley (170391) was published in the year of his death. Written by John Hampson (c.17531819) a Church of England clergyman and former Methodist preacher the work also contains a thorough review of Wesley''s writings and a history of Methodism. Hampson''s excellent overview of contemporary assessments of the preacher is more balanced than John Whitehead''s two-volume Life of the Rev. John Wesley (17936) which has also been reissued in this series. Volume 3 gives an account of Wesley''s death but is predominantly concerned with a critique of Methodist theology activity and mode of preaching. It gives a measured assessment of Wesley''s character and reflects on the opposition to the work''s previous volumes displayed by Wesley''s executors highlighting the struggle over his legacy - a matter of great importance in the history of Methodism.