卫斯理(1703～1791年)
Wesley, John
圣公会牧师、福音传播者，与其弟查理同为基督教循道宗（卫斯理宗）的创始人。其父撒母耳曾为不从国教派教区长。毕业於牛津大学，1728年被任命为司铎。1729年加入其弟查理（1707～1788）成立宗教研究小组，他们强调在学习和灵修中循规蹈矩，被称为「循道派」。小组人数增加，并开始进行社会和慈善活动。在对北美乔治亚殖民地传教失败後回到伦敦，受到摩拉维亚教会的影响。1738年受到马丁.路德神学的鼓励，使得他有了宗教上经验，认为人可以经由个人的信心而得到救赎。圣公会伦敦主教拒绝为到美洲工作的卫斯理派布道人员行按手礼，於是卫斯理在1784年开始亲自按立神职人员，并宣布他的教会完全脱离圣公会独立。
English version：
1703～1791年
Wesley, John
Anglican clergyman, evangelist, and cofounder of Methodism. The 15th child of a former Nonconformist minister, he graduated from Oxford University and became a priest in the Church of England in 1728. From 1729 he participated in a religious study group in Oxford organized by his brother Charles (1707-1788), its members being dubbed the “Methodists” for their emphasis on methodical study and devotion. Its numbers grew, and it began to undertake social and charitable activities. After a largely unsuccessful mission to the North American colony of Georgia (1735-37), they returned to London, where they came under the influence of the Moravian Church. In 1738, inspired by the theology of Martin Luther, both men had a religious experience that convinced them that salvation was possible through faith alone. Zealous evangelists, they had great success in preaching to the masses in the succeeding decades. In 1784 John began ordaining ministers himself when the bishop of London refused to do so (despite Charles's disapproval) and declared his independence from the Church of England. The two wrote several thousand hymns, including “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” and “Christ the Lord Is Ris'n Today.”.