Transatlantic brethren
Subtitle: Rev. Samuel Jones (1735-1814) and his friends : Baptists in Wales, Pennsylvania, and beyond
By: Hywel M. Davies.
Publisher: Lehigh University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Bethlehem; London; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 361
Subjects: Jones, Samuel, 1735-1814.; Baptists -- United States -- Biography.; Baptists -- Wales -- Biography.; Baptists -- United States -- History -- 18th century.; Baptists -- Wales -- History.; Welsh Americans -- History -- 18th century.; Welsh Americans -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century.
Description: Transatlantic Brethren recreates the Atlantic community of Baptists in Britain and America by focusing on the correspondence and connections of the Rev. Samuel Jones of Pennepek, near Philadelphia. Themes such as shared news of gospel success, the development of Baptist associations, and a learned ministry made for meaningful, if not always harmonious, communication between Baptists on both sides of the Atlantic during the eighteenth century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-347) and index.