Charles Wesley: A Reader

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Charles Wesley perhaps best known for his hymns "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" and "Jesus Lover of My Soul " was the younger brother of John Wesley and the co-founder and poet-laureate of Methodism. Although he was an important figure in the history of Protestantism Wesleys personal life was shrouded by a cloak of silence and much of his work went unpublished. In this illuminating reader John Tyson has collected hymns sermons letters and journal material--many rare and hitherto unknown--to chronicle the life and works of Wesley in his own words. Tyson provides an extensive biographical-theological introduction and supplements Wesleys collected works with interpretative and introductory notes creating a definitive account of Wesleys character and contribution to the Methodist heritage.