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Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon ( née Shirley; 24 August 1707 – 17 June 1791) was an English Christian and religious leader who played a prominent part in the religious revival of the 18th century and the Methodist movement in England and Wales.
Selina Hastings, countess of Huntingdon (born Aug. 24, 1707, Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, Eng.—died June 17, 1791, London) was a central figure in the evangelical revival in 18th-century England, who founded the Countess of Huntingdon’s Connexion, a sect of Calvinistic Methodists.
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Queen of the Methodists: Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. David Mitchell describes the life of Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. In the history of the Methodist revolution an important part was played by this rich and enthusiastic lady, who devoted fifty years and much of her great fortune to the conversion of the upper classes.
Aug 25, 2023 · Selina, countess of Huntingdon, cared about one thing more than any other: that the gospel of Jesus Christ be preached freely. She was willing to take on the Church of English itself to ensure it was done. Among the central figures of the British evangelical revival that we have been revisiting is Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, (1707–1791).
Nov 1, 2001 · 01 November, 2001 • 6 min read. As the horse-drawn carriage bumped along the uneven roads between London and the south coast, the Countess of Huntingdon must have wondered many times over whether her journey would prove worthwhile. Henry, Selina’s youngest son, not yet seventeen, was suffering from an uncommon condition that was not only ...
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Sep 29, 2013 · After embracing Whitefield’s Calvinism (instead of John Wesley’s Arminianism), she founded “The Countess of Huntingdon’s Connexion” in 1783, a society of English preachers and churches that continues to this day.
English religious leader and founder of a sect of Calvinistic Methodists known as the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion. Name variations: Countess of Huntingdon; Selina Hastings Huntingdon; Selina Huntington; Selina Shirley.
