John Wesley A prominent figure in the revival movement known as Methodism within the Church of England, John Wesley was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who lived from June 28, 1703, to March 2, 1791. The independent Methodist movement, which is still going strong today, was dominated by the societies he established. John Wesley received his education at Charterhouse and Christ Church in Oxford. Two years later, he was ordained as an Anglican clergyman after being chosen a fellow of Lincoln College in Oxford. He oversaw the “Holy Club,”…
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John Stott’s Legacy: The Theology and Ethics of a Modern Evangelical
British Anglican clergyman and theologian John Stott CBE (27 April 1921 – 27 July 2011) was a prominent figure in the global evangelical movement. He was one of the main contributors to the 1974 Lausanne Covenant. Time magazine named Stott one of the world’s 100 most important people in 2005. John Stott Sir Arnold and Emily “Lily” Stott (née Holland) welcomed John Stott into the world on April 27, 1921, in London, England. His mother had grown up Lutheran and frequented the local Church of England church, All Souls, Langham…