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John A. Newton

John A. Newton

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John Anthony Newton CBE (28 September 1930 – 27 March 2017[1]) was a Methodist minister, author, historian and former President of the Methodist Conference.[2] Newton was the president of the Wesley Historical Society. Newton was educated at Boston Grammar School in Lincolnshire.[1]

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Newton was a noted authority on the Wesley family. His book Susanna, Susanna Wesley and the Puritan Tradition in Methodism (ISBN 0716205629), is recognised as the authoritative biography of Susanna Wesley.[3][4]

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  1. [1]
    The Revd Dr John Newton Church Times
  2. [2]
    Carter, David J. "Newton, Dr John Anthony". A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  3. [3]
    Newton at conference The Wesley Fellowship Bulletin
  4. [4]
    Susanna Wesley and the Puritan Tradition in Methodism BiggerBooks - book review


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