Theophilus Evans (February 1693 – 11 September 1767) was a Welsh clergyman and historian.
Life
editEvans' father was fromPen-y-wenallt and he was christened in the church inLlandygwydd inCardiganshire in 1693.[1]
Evans served curacies inBrecknockshire and incumbencies in both counties. He is best known for his workDrych y Prif Oesoedd (Mirror of the Early Centuries) (1716; revised ed. 1740) where with some literary talent but with an absence of critical method (mixing history with legend) he endeavours to justify the independentorigins of British Christianity.[1] Evans was supported bySackville Gwynne, the squire ofGlanbrân. In 1727, Evans became the private chaplain ofMarmaduke Gwynne, Sackville's heir, but they eventually parted because of Gwynne's support forHowell Harris and the Methodist cause.[2]
Works
edit- Drych y Prif Oesoedd (1716)
- A History of Modern Enthusiasm (1752)
Bibliography
edit- Theophilus Evans: Drych y Prif Oesoedd (ed. Garfield H.Hughes, 1961)
Sources
edit- ^ab"Evans, Theophilus".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales. Retrieved26 September 2013.
- ^Marmaduke Gwynne (1691–1769) A Methodist SquireArchived 13 May 2013 at theWayback Machine, llgc.org.uk
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