Wesley and Early Methodist Sources

Wesleyscholar provides primary source materials to facilitate research and study on the Wesleys and early Methodism. Below are links to pages that contain source materials for the theology and broader religious culture of the Wesleys and early Methodists. To search for more source materials follow the link to the Post-Reformation Digital Library, which includes over 6,000 authors and 98,000 titles from the late 15th century through the 18th century.

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Post-Reformation Digital Library website


Featured Resources


Famous Sermons of John Wesley


Minutes Controversy 1770-1777


Anglican Sources


Sacramental Sources


Calvinistic Methodist Sources


Pietist, Moravian, & Quaker Sources


Puritan/Reformed Sources


Reformation Sources


Christian Devotion Sources


Primitive Christian Sources


Philosophical/Political Sources


Eschatology Sources


Anti-Methodist Sources


Standard Resources on 18th Century