Selena countess of huntingdon biography of michael
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Selina, Countess of Huntingdon: Her Pivotal Role in the 18th Century Evangelical uppvaknande (Cook)
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Deeply admired by contemporaries such as King George III, Henry Venn and George Whitefield (who described her as ‘all in a flame for Jesus’), Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon left an indelible mark on the Evangelical Awakening of the Eighteenth Century. Closely involved for nearly forty years with the leaders of the burgeoning Methodist movement, she gave herself unstintingly to the cause of Christ. She contributed sacrificially to the construction of sixty-four chapels, the opening of many other places of worship, and the founding of Trevecca College in Wales. Drawing on unpublished letters, Faith Cook gives a deeper and truer-to-life portrait than previously available. Introducing the reader to a galleri of well-known Eighteenth Century personalities, she takes us behind the scenes into Selina’s drawing rooms. There the Countess secured an entr
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“Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, was one of the most influential evangelical figures of the eighteenth century, yet she remains relatively unknown today. I am happy to recommend this sympathetic and informative spiritual biography of Hastings.”
Thomas S. Kidd Author, George Whitefield: America’s Spiritual Founding Father
“When I took the standard seminary two-term survey of Church History (known as Church History I & II) at the Toronto School of Theology in the mid-1970s during my masters studies, the central role of women in the life of the church was not a prominent highlight. I suspect that this was typical of many such survey courses at that time. Thankfully, church historians today know better and have been seeking to remedy this lacuna in various types of historical and biographical studies. This new biography by Priscilla
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Gustavus Vassa was acquainted with a number of prominent individuals, and he probably knew others for whom there is no documentary evidence. He also referred to other individuals whom he knew, especially in London, about whom little if anything known beyond Vassa's reference. There were also several associations and affiliations that referred to groups, such as the Huntingdonians, the Black Poor, the Sons of Africa, and the London Corresponding Society. By highlighting the individuals Vassa knew or possibly knew, Vassa's world expands considerably, and the list increases exponentially with his book tours and the sale of subscriptions to his autobiography, ultimately generating hundreds of individuals who purchased at least one copy of his book. Vassa's associates are divided into seven categories: Family, Slavery, Abolition, Religion, Scientific, Military and Subscribers.
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Gustavus Vassa was born in 1745 in the Igbo region of the Kin