George E. Clarkson
GEORGE
WHITEFIELD AND WELSH CALVINISTIC METHODISM
This study deals with the Welsh revival movement of the 18th
century and the remarkable way that George Whitefield fitted into
it. He was a Calvinist who believed that one could be both a
Methodist and a Calvinist. The leaders of the Welsh revival were
also Calvinistic and welcomed him. The books traces the
beginnings and development of the movement, carrying it up to the
present day and showing changes in beliefs. A pocket of Welsh
immigrants brought this church to America in upstate New York
where it later (in the 20's) united with the Presbyterians.
"Mr.
Clarkson's book on Whitefield and the Welsh revival concentrates
on that aspect of Whitefield's career which has been least
studied by both English and American historians. It is a
testimony to Whitefield's primacy in the early stages of the
English revival that Welsh revivalists who had preceded him in
time came to look to him for a while for leadership in their own
movement, and that when they came to adopt what amounted to new
denominational organisation, his Calvinist platform was
incorporated in its title. All this Mr. Clarkson has studied
freshly from original sources, and linked his work with the later
history of Welsh religion not only in Wales but in the United
States." - W.R. Ward, Emeritus Professor, University of
Durham
0-7734-8758-1 Welsh Studies:No. 12 $69.95 160pp. 1996
March 14, 2000