Harris, Howel(l) (1714–73)

James, E. Wyn 2022. Harris, Howel(l) (1714–73). Louth, Andrew, ed. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 4th ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press, (10.1093/acref/9780199642465.001.0001)

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One of the founders of Welsh *Calvinistic Methodism. Born at Trefeca, nr Talgarth in Brecknockshire, he was intended for ordination in the Anglican Church. In 1735 he was converted to a life of great religious seriousness, and later in the year at his brother’s insistence went up to St Mary Hall, Oxford, but only stayed for a week, condemning it as ‘this Mother Harlot of Laud’. He returned home to begin an itinerant lay ministry, organizing his converts into religious ‘societies’. He was refused ordination by the bp of St David’s, though he always remained technically an Anglican.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Welsh
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain P Language and Literature > PB Modern European Languages > PB1001 Celtic languages and literature
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
ISBN:	9780191744396
Last Modified:	24 Mar 2022 16:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/148599

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