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There are 13 critical essays on John Wesley.
Critical Essays on John Wesley
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 Critical Essay by Graham Maddox
11,512 words, approx. 38 pages
 In the following essay, Maddox discusses Wesley's attitudes toward the plight of the poor, slavery, and the capitalist system.
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Critical Essay by Ronald H. Stone
9,272 words, approx. 31 pages
In the first excerpt below, Stone analyzes the ethical basis of Wesley's views on perfection and predestination. In the second essay, he analyzes Wesley's arguments for the abolition of slavery within the context of the political situation at the time.
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Critical Essay by Elisabeth Jay
6,809 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Jay discusses theJournal as a public document, and closely considers the rigorous self-examination evident in the work.
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Critical Essay by Thomas Walter Herbert
6,555 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Herbert examines Wesley's transition from the translation of secular works to his adaptations of George Herbert's verse and translations of German hymns, and then to the composition of original devotional works.
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Lecture by Richard P. Heitzenrater
6,304 words, approx. 21 pages
In the following essay, originally presented as a lecture in 1988, Heitzenrater describes different aspects present within the study of Wesley's work and offers an overview on present-day scholarly thought.
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Critical Essay by Frank Baker
5,610 words, approx. 19 pages
In the following essay, Baker discusses Wesley's commentaries on the Bible and their textual histories.
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Critical Essay by A. Skevington Wood
5,142 words, approx. 17 pages
In the following essay, Wood extols the literary merit of Wesley's work, arguing that he be seen as not only as a historical figure.
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Critical Essay by Richard P. Heitzenrater
4,555 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, Heitzenrater examines Wesley's private notebooks and the ciphers employed therein, maintaining that although the works reveal details of Wesley's private life, they do not significantly alter history's evaluation of him.
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Critical Essay by Warren Thomas Smith
4,425 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, Smith studies Thoughts upon Slavery, examining its structure, publication history, and critical reception, and then describes other anti-slavery works by Wesley.
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Critical Essay by Henry Abelove
3,382 words, approx. 11 pages
In the following essay, Abelove discusses the charges of plagiarism and lack of political credibility, brought by the Baptist minister Caleb Evans against Wesley.
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Critical Essay by Maldwyn Edwards
2,897 words, approx. 10 pages
In the following essay, Edwards discusses Wesley's political and economic philosophy in terms of his religious beliefs.
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Critical Essay by Stuart Andrews
2,656 words, approx. 9 pages
In the following essay, Andrews examines Wesley's place as a Methodist religious thinker within the Deist controversy of the Age of Reason.
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Critical Essay by F. W. Macdonald
1,423 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following essay, Macdonald suggests that Wesley's moral and religious motivations for writing be taken into account in the critical discourse concerning his works.
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