THE WOMEN AROUND JOHN WESLEY AT HOME ... - Kristoffersen
THE WOMEN AROUND JOHN WESLEY AT HOME ... - Kristoffersen
THE WOMEN AROUND JOHN WESLEY AT HOME ... - Kristoffersen
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with Sören Kierkegaard through history, and so it has been.Regine Olsen is named together with Sören Kierkegaard inall literature, but only the researcher knows about FritzSchlegel.Sophy Hopkey is walking through history withJohn Wesley. I had to do some research to find out that shehad married William Williamson, and spend her life withhim. In all the tests made in Wesley history there arequestions about Sophy, but no about William Williamson.We could therefore use Sören Kierkegaards words aboutRegine Olsen transferred over to Sophy Hopkey. Shewould walk with William Williamson through earthly life,but with John Wesley through history, and so it has been.<strong>JOHN</strong> <strong>WESLEY</strong> MARRIESJohn Wesley married in 1751. He was then 48years old. This happened 16 years after his love affaire inGeorgia, but now life became a tragedy for him. AnthonyPraga wrote as a heading on his article about “The World´ sgreatest love Stories” that “Love was torture for JohnWesley”. He did not understand the psychology of womenconcerning sex or married life, and therefore things turnedout as they did. On the Spiritual and Divine side, however,he was sovereign. He has got the epithet “St. John ofEngland”, which indicates that he is the apostle of love inEngland. He radiated the Gospel of love and gracethroughout the world. He has been known as the founder of“The religion of the warmth heart”, who are searching forHoliness or Christian Perfection.79