Jessie Penn-Lewis

Jessie Penn-Lewis (1861–1927) was a Welsh evangelical speaker and author of a number of
Christian evangelical works.

Contents
Early life
Welsh revival
Influences
Works
See also
References
Jessie Penn-Lewis.
Further reading

Early life
Penn-Lewis was born in Victoria Terrace, Neath in 1861.[1] Her father was an engineer and her grandfather a Calvinist Methodist
minister.[2] She was married to William Penn-Lewis.

Welsh revival
She was involved in the 1904–1905 Welsh Revival, one of the largest Christian revivals ever to break out, although the revival was
abruptly shortened with the mental and physical collapse of one of the leaders, Evan Roberts.[3] Penn-Lewis travelled internationally
to take her message to audiences inRussia, Scandinavia, Canada, the U.S., and India.[4]

Penn-Lewis was close to Evan Roberts and there is some controversy associated with her influence over him. After the breakdown by
Roberts cut the revival short, he stayed with the Penn-Lewises for a couple of years, but never fully recovered. Ultimately, Penn-
Lewis declared some of the phenomena of the Welsh Revival to be the work of Satan, declaring her still controversial position in her
book on spiritual warfare called War on the Saints, which describes the work of demons on Christians, the theme for which Penn-
Lewis is most known.

Influences
Penn-Lewis was influenced by the Dutch Reformed, South African writer Andrew Murray among others, and her books contain
quotes from him and references to his works.Frank Buchman, the founder of the Oxford Group, credits Penn-Lewis with helping him
to turn his life around from depression when he heard her speak at a Keswick Convention.[5] She also influenced Johan Oscar Smith,
the founder of Brunstad Christian Church[6] and the missionary statesmanNorman Grubb.[7]

Works
War on The Saints
The Awakening in Wales & Some of the Hidden Springs
Spiritual Warfare
The Centrality of the Cross
 Thy Hidden Ones
Dying to Live
Conquest of Canaan
Face to Face
All Things New
Story of Job
Fruitful Living
Life in the Spirit
Opened Heavens
The Cross of Calvary
"The Magna Charta of Woman"
"Power for Service"
She founded the magazineThe Overcomer, which is still published.

See also
Margaret E. Barber
Watchman Nee
David Morrieson Panton

References
1. Oxford DNB article: Lewis, Jessie Elizabeth Penn-(http://www.oxforddnb.com/search/refine/?docsStart=21)
2. Haddad, M. R. (2005):The Mystical theology of Jessie Penn-Lewis (1861-1927)
, Durham Thesis, Durham University,
p. 83. Available at Durham E-Theses Online:http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/2708.
3. Fisher, G. Richard (2000). "Pressing Truth to the Extreme: The Errors of Jessie Penn-Lewis" (https://web.archive.or
g/web/20070629042920/http://www.pfo.org/pennlews.htm). Personal Freedom Outreach. Archived from the original
(http://www.pfo.org/pennlews.htm)on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
4. Garrard, Mary (2014). Mrs. Penn-Lewis: A Memoir(http://www.kingsleypress.com/jessie-penn-lewis-a-memoir-by-ma
ry-n-garrard.html). Shoals, Indiana: Kingsley Press.ISBN 9781937428457.
5. Selby, Saul (15 September 2000).Twelve Step Christianity: The Christian Roots& Application of the Twelve Steps.
Hazelden. p. 208. ISBN 1-56838-561-7.
6. Lie, Gier (2004). "The Christology Among Smith's Friends: A Misunderstood Impulse from the Keswickradition?"
T (h
ttp://www.apts.edu/aeimages//File/AJPS_PDF/04-2-GeirLie.pdf) (PDF). Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies. 7 (2):
305. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
7. Grubb, Norman P. Yes I am (http://www.unionlife.org/yesIam#CH21)

Further reading
Orr, James Edwin (1975),The Flaming Tongue: The Impact of Early 20th Century Revivals, 2nd rev edition. Moody
Press, 238. ISBN 0802428029
Jones, Brynmor Pierce (July 1997),The Trials and Triumphs of Jessie Penn-Lewis, Bridge-Logos Publishers, 275.
ISBN 9780882707273
Garrard, Mary N. (June 2002),Jessie Penn-Lewis: A Memoir(paperback). Sentinel Publications, 320.
ISBN 9780965651936

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