The Elect Methodists

"This much-needed volume opens up the history of eighteenth-century Calvinistic Methodism as a single narrative embracing both England and Wales. It offers superb treatment of the larger-than-life individuals who made this Calvinistic movement nearly the equal of its Wesleyan counterpart - including Griffith Jones, Daniel Rowland, and Howel Harris (Wales), the Countess of Huntington and Thomas Haweis (England), and George Whitefield (everywhere). The book also succeeds in explaining why Calvinistic Methodism faded in England while becoming a permanent part of the Welsh religious landscape. This is an important history very well told."
- Mark A. Noll, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of "The Rise of Evangelicalism: The Age of Edwards, Whitefield and the Wesleys"

‘This sure-footed volume is likely to become the standard introductory text for all students of early Methodism in its Calvinistic clothing.’
– Andrew Atherstone, Journal of Ecclesiastical History

‘Because of The Elect Methodists, Calvinistic Methodism will be better represented both in Methodist bibliography and in a richer academic conversation.’
– Charles I. Wallace, Church History

‘The Elect Methodists has moved scholarship on the evangelical revival forward by bringing together the interconnected history of early Welsh and English Calvinistic Methodism. The three authors have provided a solid model of collaborative historical writing – indeed, the cleverly-titled book is melded together seamlessly so that it reads like a single author volume.’
– Geordan Hammond, Wesley and Methodist Studies