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Henry Foxall was the quintessential catalyst for the transformation of a Spirit-filled movement into a denomination and a young nation into an economic powerhouse. This biography of Henry Foxall (1758-1823), sheds light on second-generation Methodism. In it, Jane Donovan focuses on Foxall's role in many of Bishop Francis Asbury's projects, thus offering new insight into the beginnings of Methodist institutionalization.

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In this fine grained and elegantly written biography, Jane Donovan helps to explain how an outsider religion came to represent America's emerging middle class after the Revolution. --John Wigger, Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Missouri Jane Donovan would need a long, long string of descriptive subtitles to cover the exhaustive number of important, indeed, superlative leadership and transformative roles played in/for Methodism--American and British--and in/for American politics, society, manufacturing, mining, commerce, civic affairs, and international relations by Henry Foxall. --Russell E. Richey, Dean Emeritus of Candler School of Theology and William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Church History Emeritus In this work steeped in archival sources, Donovan shows how Foxall's rags to riches career accentuates Methodism's transformation from a working class revival movement into a quintessential middle-class church. --Christopher H. Evans, Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies, Boston School of Theology Jane Donovan has written more than a fascinating biography of Henry Foxall; her work tells the story of a successful immigrant whose contributions to technology and industrialism laid the foundation for America's rise as a global military and economic giant. This is a must read for anyone interested in American foreign policy, students of the early Republic, and early American Methodism. --Alison T. Mann, Franklin Fellow, U.S. Department of State Through the life of Henry Foxall, Jane Donovan's study sheds considerable light on the process by which American Methodism moved from a chaotic and controversial movement toward, in its second generation, to a more settled and respectable denomination. As a remarkably successful industrialist, Foxall, encouraged by his friend Francis Asbury, used his wealth to support Methodist clergy and institution-building. Donovan's detailed research provides a fascinating window into the intertwined American success stories of Foxall and Methodism. --Geordan Hammond, Senior Research Fellow in Church History and Wesley Studies and Co-Director of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre, Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, UK</p>

In this fine grained and elegantly written biography, Jane Donovan helps to explain how an outsider religion came to represent America's emerging middle class after the Revolution. --John Wigger, Professor and Chair, Department of History, University of Missouri Jane Donovan would need a long, long string of descriptive subtitles to cover the exhaustive number of important, indeed, superlative leadership and transformative roles played in/for Methodism--American and British--and in/for American politics, society, manufacturing, mining, commerce, civic affairs, and international relations by Henry Foxall. --Russell E. Richey, Dean Emeritus of Candler School of Theology and William R. Cannon Distinguished Professor of Church History Emeritus In this work steeped in archival sources, Donovan shows how Foxall's rags to riches career accentuates Methodism's transformation from a working class revival movement into a quintessential middle-class church. --Christopher H. Evans, Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies, Boston School of Theology Jane Donovan has written more than a fascinating biography of Henry Foxall; her work tells the story of a successful immigrant whose contributions to technology and industrialism laid the foundation for America's rise as a global military and economic giant. This is a must read for anyone interested in American foreign policy, students of the early Republic, and early American Methodism. --Alison T. Mann, Franklin Fellow, U.S. Department of State Through the life of Henry Foxall, Jane Donovan's study sheds considerable light on the process by which American Methodism moved from a chaotic and controversial movement toward, in its second generation, to a more settled and respectable denomination. As a remarkably successful industrialist, Foxall, encouraged by his friend Francis Asbury, used his wealth to support Methodist clergy and institution-building. Donovan's detailed research provides a fascinating window into the intertwined American success stories of Foxall and Methodism. --Geordan Hammond, Senior Research Fellow in Church History and Wesley Studies and Co-Director of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre, Nazarene Theological College, Manchester, UK

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