num_pages: 160
description: The story of one of Church History's most revered women. In a period of twenty-one years, Susanna Wesley (1669-1742) bore nineteen children. Ten survived infancy. Two grew up to be influential church leaders whose legacies live on almost three centuries later. This biography recounts the story of a woman who used her strong leadership and faith to raise well-educated and spiritually disciplined children. Her unwavering devotion to God and family in the face of grief, poverty, and a sometimes difficult marriage is a tremendous inspiration. Adam Clarke wrote of her, "I have been aquatinted with many pious females-Susanna Wesley has excelled them all." Meet the godly mother of John and Charles Wesley.
language: English
title: Susanna Wesley
titlecomplete: Susanna Wesley (Women of Faith)
genres: Christian, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 92
publisher: Bethany House Pub