The first of a two-volume analysis of theology in Wales, this volume begins with the publication of Bishop William Morgan's Bible in 1588 and concludes with the first phase of the Evangelical Revival in 1760. It assesses the development of Puritanism and of doctrine within the Church of England, Dissenting theology including Calvinism and Arminianism, the doctrinal vision of Griffith Jones Llanddowror, and the way in which an evangelistically vibrant moderate Calvinism contributed to the rise of the Methodist movement. As well as evaluating thought and ideas, it assesses the contribution of such vivid personalities as Morgan Llwyd, Charles Edwards, James and Jeremy Owen, Daniel Rowland and William Williams Pantycelyn.

University students of those with an educated interest in social and religious history and in the history of ideas.

Introduction: The Bible in Welsh
Chapter 1 1588-1642
Chapter 2 1642-1660
Chapter 3 1660-1689
Chapter 4 1689-1760 (i)
Chapter 5 1689-1760 (ii)
Bibliography
Index