Howell Harris: From Conversion to Separation 1735-1750

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This work offers a modern appraisal of the Welsh Methodist leader and revivalist, Howell Harris. His influence on the development of early Methodism is charted and the period from his conversion in 1735 to his secession with Daniel Rowland is examined.

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". . . a lucid and scholarly account of this man's extraordinary career . . ." -Western Mail

"Good books on the Welsh revival in English for unlettered Sassenachs are not easy to come by, so this study of Howell Harris by the Director of the Centre for the Advanced Study of Religion in Wales, which is a very good book indeed, deserves the warmest of welcomes . . . a splendid book." -Epworth Review

-- "Epworth Review"

". . . a thorough and scholarly volume . . . a praiseworthy volume, which will surely serve as the standard work on Harris' early career for years to come." -Journal of Religious History

-- "Journal of Religious History"

". . . the first significant attempt to interpret Harris's career on the basis of his voluminous diaries . . . Tudur's study of Howell Harris deserves to become the standard text on his life and on the early years of the Welsh Revival." -Welsh History Review

-- "Welsh History Review"

"In nine neatly-organized and compelling chapters . . . the author reveals how this compulsive diarist became the self-styled commander-in-chief of the Methodist movement only to find himself by 1750 consigned to the wilderness by colleagues who had become exasperated by his heretical views and his eye for the opposite sex . . . Geraint Tudur is a balanced and fair-minded chronicler, and his portrait of Harris, warts and all, deserves a wide readership. It also whets the appetite for a sequel." -English Historical Review

-- "English Historical Review"

"This volume is clearly and concisely written and, in spite of the mercurial figure at its centre and the abstruse theological issues at work, it is not without its lighter touches and will satisfy both lay reader and researcher." -www.gwales.com

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Author Bio

Dr Geraint Tudur was a lecturer in church history at Bangor University and is general secretary of the General Union of Welsh Independents.