Daniel Rowland and the Great Evangelical Awakening in Wales

by Eifion Evans

410 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 1985

Reviews

[James Tetley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Eifion Evans has done a fantastic job in writing the story of Daniel Rowlands when virtually all of his literary papers had disappeared. The story of his life was inspiring, as thousands turned to Christ through his ministry. Also his grasp of the New Covenant and the blessings that we have in Christ was beautiful. His relationship with Howell Harris was fascinating, including Harris' doctrinal and moral aberrations that caused a 10 year break in their relationship. This book is a great testimony to the transformation in Wales caused by his ministry.

[Andy Gore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Evans has an almost impossible task. He seeks to give a biography of Daniel Rowland while telling the history of the Evangelical Awakening in Wales in the Eighteenth century and to boot be an advocate for Calvinistic theology. This threefold task explains why the book is both hard to plough through, because of the necessary detail, heart warming as he describes the wonder of the Gospel, and disagreeable because I am not a Calvinist.

[Trenton Hatfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

7.9/10

Really enjoyable to read this in tandem with George Whitfield biography. Not a whole ton about Daniel Rowland but more about the welsh revivals in the 1700s