The Cradle of Methodism 1739-2017 : 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

Best, Gary M.

New Room Publications（2017/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 768 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781910089606
• DDC分類 287.0942393

Full Description

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.The first full-scale history of the New Room, Bristol - the oldest Methodist Chapel in the world. It was built by John Wesley in 1739 and is the cradle of Methodism.

Contents

Prologue1745-1748 7. JOHN JONES AND SALLY GWYNNE 1748-1749 8. DIVISION BETWEEN BROTHERS 1749-52 9. DIVERGING PATHS 1753-1756 10. SARAH RYAN AND JAMES ROUQUET 1757-1760 11. THOMAS MAXFIELD AND JOSEPH BENSON 1761-176612. THE 1771-1774 14. A STAND AGAINST SLAVERY 1774-1776 15. THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 1776- 1781 16. ORDAINING THE LAY PREACHERS 1781-1786 17. THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE SLAVE TRADE 1787-1788 18. DEATH AND DESTRUCTION 1789-1808 19. A CALVINISTIC METHODIST CHAPEL 1808-1928 20. THE RESTORATION OF THE NEW ROOM 1929 21. THE STATUES AND THE HOUSE 1930-1939 22. WORLD WAR II AND ITS AFTERMATH 1939-1968 23. A DEVELOPING HERITAGE CENTRE 1969-2000 24. A VISION FOR THE FUTURE 2000-2017