The Bold Evangelist: The Life and Ministry of Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon - Wong, Priscilla - 9781774840160

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  • Publisher: H&E Publishing
  • Publication Date: August 2021
  • ISBN: FWONG_PR____THEBOLDEVANGELISTTHE9781774840160

The Bold Evangelist: The Life and Ministry of Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon

Wong, Priscilla

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Many associate the names George Whitefield and John Wesley with the eighteenth-century Evangelical Revival, while the name Selina Hastings, the Countess of Huntingdon, is less familiar. But this remarkable woman played a crucial role in the revival in Europe, interacting and forming friendships with many of its key players. The Countess leveraged her wealth and high position in English society to widen the evangelistic impact of the revival. Her sacrifices would ultimately see, among her many efforts, the establishment of over 60 chapels and a college for training ministers.

Readers will be encouraged not only by how steadfastly Selina laboured but also by how she persevered in the face of illness, the deaths of her husband and children, and devastating setbacks in her gospel ministry. Yet trusting wholeheartedly in Christ her Saviour-and not the vanity and riches prized by her aristocratic peers-Selina lived out a faith characterized by boldness, zeal, and love. One evangelical leader described her influence: "I feel from Lady Huntingdon's example an increasing desire both for myself and for you and all our friends that we may be active and eminent in the life of grace."

Priscilla Wong received a degree in English literature from York University and a Master of Theological Studies degree from Toronto Baptist Seminary. She has training in creative and technical writing as well as broadcast journalism. She is also the author of Anne Steele and her Spiritual Vision. She lives with her husband Lee and their three children in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

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Many associate the names George Whitefield and John Wesley with the eighteenth-century Evangelical Revival, while the name Selina Hastings, the Countess of Huntingdon, is less familiar. But this remarkable woman played a crucial role in the revival in Europe, interacting and forming friendships with many of its key players. The Countess leveraged her wealth and high position in English society to widen the evangelistic impact of the revival. Her sacrifices would ultimately see, among her many efforts, the establishment of over 60 chapels and a college for training ministers.

Readers will be encouraged not only by how steadfastly Selina laboured but also by how she persevered in the face of illness, the deaths of her husband and children, and devastating setbacks in her gospel ministry. Yet trusting wholeheartedly in Christ her Saviour-and not the vanity and riches prized by her aristocratic peers-Selina lived out a faith characterized by boldness, zeal, and love. One evangelical leader described her influence: "I feel from Lady Huntingdon's example an increasing desire both for myself and for you and all our friends that we may be active and eminent in the life of grace."

Priscilla Wong received a degree in English literature from York University and a Master of Theological Studies degree from Toronto Baptist Seminary. She has training in creative and technical writing as well as broadcast journalism. She is also the author of Anne Steele and her Spiritual Vision. She lives with her husband Lee and their three children in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

  • Cover Type:
  • 188 Pages
  • Publisher: H&E Publishing
  • Publication Date: August 2021
  • ISBN: FWONG_PR____THEBOLDEVANGELISTTHE9781774840160