Today  in John Wesley's Journal, Aquinas freely chooses against Averroism, Luther is tired of the Pope's Bull, Barth and Merton leave us their best, and , of course, John Wesley's Journal in which the sea bears witness to the glory of its creator who calls us friends. 

Want to learn more about church history?

https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/

Learn more about Karl Barth. 

Barth, Karl, and Clifford J. Green. Karl Barth : theologian of freedom. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1991. Print.

Read Merton's journal for yourself. 

Merton, Thomas, and Robert E. Daggy. Dancing in the water of life : seeking peace in the hermitage. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1997. Print.

Want to learn more about Methodism in the U.S.?

Norwood, Frederick A. The story of American Methodism : a history of  the United Methodists and their relations. Nashville: Abingdon Press,  1974. Print.

Kinghorn, Kenneth C. The heritage of American Methodism. Strasbourg,  France Nashville, Tenn: Éditions du Signe Abingdon Press, 1999. Print.