This informative and engaging book explores the unique, complex and driven character of John Wesley. Ralph Waller tells a gripping adventure story while examining the subtle interplay of the human emotions, ambition and striving for a spiritual ideal that characterized John Wesley. A zealous preacher, teacher, social reformer, prolific writer and theologian, Wesley often wrote on horseback as he travelled ceaselessly the length and breadth of the country. Dr Waller brings the story to life, focusing on key incidents and weaving a thread of character development that builds from chapter to chapter. This book will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about the roots of Methodism and the theology of John Wesley; but at the heart of the book is the life of a unique man, who saw the eighteenth century almost from start to finish, and whose influence is still powerful today.