The Cradle Of Methodism

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by G.M. Best

A history of the New Room and of Methodism in Bristol and Kingswood in the time of John and Charles Wesley and the subsequent history of the building.

by G.M. Best

A history of the New Room and of Methodism in Bristol and Kingswood in the time of John and Charles Wesley and the subsequent history of the building.

Read this book and discover about:

  • the personal lives of John and Charles Wesley

  • what Bristol was like in the eighteenth century

  • how and why the Methodist movement came about

  • what it meant to be a Methodist preacher

  • the new forms of education pioneered at Kingswood

  • how the Wesleys transformed people’s attitude to hymn singing

  • the social justice messages at the heart of the Methodist movement

  • why Bristol became the biggest publishing centre outside London

  • how women were encouraged to take leadership roles

And much, much more!