Through the Year with John Wesley by Stephen J. Poxon

16 February 2018

Daily readings from John Wesley

STEPHEN J. POXON has edited Through the Year with John Wesley (Monarch, £12.99 (£11.70); 978-0-85721-888-9): each of the 365 readings from the “father of Methodism” is married by the editor to a verse of scripture and a prayer; footnotes elucidate details where necessary and give the source of each reading.

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