Professor William Gibson is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University and Director of the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History. His most recent publications are The Church of England 1689-1832: Unity and Accord, (2001); The Enlightenment Prelate: Benjamin Hoadly 1676-1761, (2004); James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops (2009) and the Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901 (2012) He has extensive experience of editorial work and managing collections of essays, including joint editorship of Religious Identities in Britain, 1660-1832, (with Robert Ingram, Ashgate, 2005); Politics, Religion and Dissent: 1660-1832, edited jointly with Robert Cornwall (Ashgate, 2010) and is book reviews editor for Archives, the journal of the British Records Association. He is co-editor of Wesley and Methodist Studies. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Royal Society of Arts. Dr John Morgan-Guy was from 2005-8 the Arts & Humanities Research Council Research Fellow in the department of Theology and Religious Studies at University of Wales, Lampeter (now University of Wales Trinity St David). He is currently a Lecturer in Theology and Church History in the same department, and an Honorary Research Fellow of the University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. From 1999-2004 he was a Research Fellow at the University of Wales’ Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth, collaborating with the art historian Peter Lord on the major research project ’The Visual Culture of Wales’. He is the author of numerous books and articles on ecclesiastical and medical history, and has contributed to publications in the field of visual culture.

’This is history at its best - it’s local yet set against the broad backdrop of national and international developments. It offers an impressive accumulation of detail without losing sight of the bigger picture. And its imposing range of contributors, under the watchful eye of its editors, avoid the usual jumpiness of such volumes and manage to produce a silky smooth text that is at once instructive and compelling.’ Lord Griffiths of Burry Port, Superintendent Minister of Wesley's Chapel, London, UK ’William Williams, the hymn writer, once compared the outbreak of the Methodist revival in the mid 1730s to the dawning of the sun after a long dark winter’s night. One hopes that Christians today will be inspired by this record of the success of the gospel in our diocese in previous generations, and pray that the same sun will shine once more upon us.’ Pobl Dewi"This volume is a long overdue contribution to discussions of British religious culture, and a vital step in improving our understanding of the contributions of regional religious cultures to the overall national picture." Hannah Thomas, Journal of Ecclesiastical History

• Contents: Foreword; Introduction: approaches to the history of religion in St Davids Diocese 1485-2011, William Gibson; The Diocese of St Davids in the Reformation era I: from rebellion to reaction, 1485-1553, John Morgan-Guy; The Diocese of St Davids in the Reformation era II: from reaction to Restoration: 1553-1660, John Morgan-Guy; Defending the faith: theology in the Diocese of St Davids, c. 1534-2000, Robert Pope; ’The most glorious enterprises have been achiev’d’: the Restoration Diocese of St Davids 1660-1730, William Gibson; Religious revivals in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Eryn Mant White; Celebrating a saint on his home ground: St David’s Day in St Davids Diocese during the 19th century, Mike Benbough-Jackson; St Davids and disestablishment: reassessing the role of Bishop John Owen, Harri Williams; The modern Diocese of St Davids, William Price; Index.

Professor William Gibson is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University and Director of the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History. His most recent publications are The Church of England 1689-1832: Unity and Accord, (2001); The Enlightenment Prelate: Benjamin Hoadly 1676-1761, (2004); James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops (2009) and the Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901 (2012) He has extensive experience of editorial work and managing collections of essays, including joint editorship of Religious Identities in Britain, 1660-1832, (with Robert Ingram, Ashgate, 2005); Politics, Religion and Dissent: 1660-1832, edited jointly with Robert Cornwall (Ashgate, 2010) and is book reviews editor for Archives, the journal of the British Records Association. He is co-editor of Wesley and Methodist Studies. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Royal Society of Arts. Dr John Morgan-Guy was from 2005-8 the Arts & Humanities Research Council Research Fellow in the department of Theology and Religious Studies at University of Wales, Lampeter (now University of Wales Trinity St David). He is currently a Lecturer in Theology and Church History in the same department, and an Honorary Research Fellow of the University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. From 1999-2004 he was a Research Fellow at the University of Wales’ Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth, collaborating with the art historian Peter Lord on the major research project ’The Visual Culture of Wales’. He is the author of numerous books and articles on ecclesiastical and medical history, and has contributed to publications in the field of visual culture.

’This is history at its best - it’s local yet set against the broad backdrop of national and international developments. It offers an impressive accumulation of detail without losing sight of the bigger picture. And its imposing range of contributors, under the watchful eye of its editors, avoid the usual jumpiness of such volumes and manage to produce a silky smooth text that is at once instructive and compelling.’ Lord Griffiths of Burry Port, Superintendent Minister of Wesley's Chapel, London, UK ’William Williams, the hymn writer, once compared the outbreak of the Methodist revival in the mid 1730s to the dawning of the sun after a long dark winter’s night. One hopes that Christians today will be inspired by this record of the success of the gospel in our diocese in previous generations, and pray that the same sun will shine once more upon us.’ Pobl Dewi"This volume is a long overdue contribution to discussions of British religious culture, and a vital step in improving our understanding of the contributions of regional religious cultures to the overall national picture." Hannah Thomas, Journal of Ecclesiastical History

• Contents: Foreword; Introduction: approaches to the history of religion in St Davids Diocese 1485-2011, William Gibson; The Diocese of St Davids in the Reformation era I: from rebellion to reaction, 1485-1553, John Morgan-Guy; The Diocese of St Davids in the Reformation era II: from reaction to Restoration: 1553-1660, John Morgan-Guy; Defending the faith: theology in the Diocese of St Davids, c. 1534-2000, Robert Pope; ’The most glorious enterprises have been achiev’d’: the Restoration Diocese of St Davids 1660-1730, William Gibson; Religious revivals in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Eryn Mant White; Celebrating a saint on his home ground: St David’s Day in St Davids Diocese during the 19th century, Mike Benbough-Jackson; St Davids and disestablishment: reassessing the role of Bishop John Owen, Harri Williams; The modern Diocese of St Davids, William Price; Index.

Professor William Gibson is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University and Director of the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History. His most recent publications are The Church of England 1689-1832: Unity and Accord, (2001); The Enlightenment Prelate: Benjamin Hoadly 1676-1761, (2004); James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops (2009) and the Oxford Handbook of the British Sermon 1689-1901 (2012) He has extensive experience of editorial work and managing collections of essays, including joint editorship of Religious Identities in Britain, 1660-1832, (with Robert Ingram, Ashgate, 2005); Politics, Religion and Dissent: 1660-1832, edited jointly with Robert Cornwall (Ashgate, 2010) and is book reviews editor for Archives, the journal of the British Records Association. He is co-editor of Wesley and Methodist Studies. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and of the Royal Society of Arts. Dr John Morgan-Guy was from 2005-8 the Arts & Humanities Research Council Research Fellow in the department of Theology and Religious Studies at University of Wales, Lampeter (now University of Wales Trinity St David). He is currently a Lecturer in Theology and Church History in the same department, and an Honorary Research Fellow of the University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine. From 1999-2004 he was a Research Fellow at the University of Wales’ Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth, collaborating with the art historian Peter Lord on the major research project ’The Visual Culture of Wales’. He is the author of numerous books and articles on ecclesiastical and medical history, and has contributed to publications in the field of visual culture.

’This is history at its best - it’s local yet set against the broad backdrop of national and international developments. It offers an impressive accumulation of detail without losing sight of the bigger picture. And its imposing range of contributors, under the watchful eye of its editors, avoid the usual jumpiness of such volumes and manage to produce a silky smooth text that is at once instructive and compelling.’ Lord Griffiths of Burry Port, Superintendent Minister of Wesley's Chapel, London, UK ’William Williams, the hymn writer, once compared the outbreak of the Methodist revival in the mid 1730s to the dawning of the sun after a long dark winter’s night. One hopes that Christians today will be inspired by this record of the success of the gospel in our diocese in previous generations, and pray that the same sun will shine once more upon us.’ Pobl Dewi"This volume is a long overdue contribution to discussions of British religious culture, and a vital step in improving our understanding of the contributions of regional religious cultures to the overall national picture." Hannah Thomas, Journal of Ecclesiastical History

• Contents: Foreword; Introduction: approaches to the history of religion in St Davids Diocese 1485-2011, William Gibson; The Diocese of St Davids in the Reformation era I: from rebellion to reaction, 1485-1553, John Morgan-Guy; The Diocese of St Davids in the Reformation era II: from reaction to Restoration: 1553-1660, John Morgan-Guy; Defending the faith: theology in the Diocese of St Davids, c. 1534-2000, Robert Pope; ’The most glorious enterprises have been achiev’d’: the Restoration Diocese of St Davids 1660-1730, William Gibson; Religious revivals in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, Eryn Mant White; Celebrating a saint on his home ground: St David’s Day in St Davids Diocese during the 19th century, Mike Benbough-Jackson; St Davids and disestablishment: reassessing the role of Bishop John Owen, Harri Williams; The modern Diocese of St Davids, William Price; Index.