{"product_id":"serious-joy-john-wesleys-journal-robert-h-morris-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 Robert H. Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1736534475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781736534472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Paths Publications, Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 502\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\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","brand":"Robert H. Morris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988486914303,"sku":"9781736534472","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e69d26bc-85d6-48d6-bcc9-82959ac312ff.jpg?v=1683294750","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/serious-joy-john-wesleys-journal-robert-h-morris-9781736534472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}