{"product_id":"serious-joy-john-wesleys-journal-condensed-and-gently-paraphrased-for-the-21st-century-9781736534472","title":"Serious Joy, John Wesley's Journal: Condensed and Gently Paraphrased for the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert H. Morris wrote, \"Why a new work on Wesley after so many books have been written? For two main reasons: First, there have been other condensations of his \u003cem\u003eJournal\u003c\/em\u003e, but none, I believe, like this one. I have attempted to condense without cutting out aspects some may feel uncomfortable with-that is, without trying to remake him in our twenty-first-century image: his totally biblical theology, including belief in the devil and demons, and a real hell; his strong adherence to the Church of England, of which he was an ordained priest; his belief in miracles, of which he gives many instances; his belief in levels of Christian growth, even to perfection, which he considered the peculiar treasure of Methodists; his strong moral stand against abortion, infanticide, and sodomy. Second, my gentle paraphrasing of his language, which is 250 years old, and which I believe will be helpful to modern readers. I've spent many hours, using the \u003cem\u003eOxford English Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e (16,000 pages), and the online \u003cem\u003eMerriam-Webster Dictionary\u003c\/em\u003e, finding current words equivalent in meaning to his language, so I believe my renderings are rather precise.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11969250\"\u003eRobert H. Morris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Paths Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.12d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736534472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736534475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Old Paths Publications, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44438822584557,"sku":"9781736534472","price":43.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_8b8a6140-fdd5-4ce0-a5dd-0bd4faff7c31.jpg?v=1700151969","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/serious-joy-john-wesleys-journal-condensed-and-gently-paraphrased-for-the-21st-century-9781736534472","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}