Christmas Evans, the Preacher of Wild Wales / His country, his times, and his contemporaries

Name: Christmas Evans, the Preacher of Wild Wales / His country, his times, and his contemporaries
Author: Edwin Paxton Hood

By Edwin Paxton Hood

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This biography traces the life of the Welsh Baptist preacher Christmas Evans from severe early hardship and spiritual depression to ordination and energetic itinerant ministry in Anglesey and the Lleyn peninsula, noting his poverty, personal losses, and pastoral labours. It analyzes his vivid, allegorical, and bardic preaching style, reconstructs several celebrated sermons and pastoral methods, and recounts his role in chapel-building and supervising multiple congregations. Interwoven are portraits of leading contemporaries such as Williams of Wern and John Elias and broader description of the religious customs, language, and meeting culture that shaped evangelical Wales.

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Edwin Paxton Hood

Edwin Paxton Hood was a 19th-century English author and preacher known for his works on religious figures and movements. His notable writings include "Christmas Evans, the Preacher of Wild Wales," which explores the life and impact of the Welsh preacher Christmas Evans, and "Isaac Watts; his life and writings, his homes and friends," a biography of the influential hymn writer Isaac Watts. Hood's works often reflect his deep interest in the spiritual revivals of his time, as seen in "The Great Revival of the Eighteenth Century," which discusses the significant religious awakenings in both Britain and America. Through his writings, Hood contributed to the understanding of religious history and the lives of prominent religious leaders.