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Phoebe Palmer

Phoebe Palmer

Tragedy leads people toward God or away from God. For Phoebe Palmer (1807-1874), personal crisis became an impetus for closer union with God. Phoebe was raised in Methodist revivalism when conversion was regarded as a highly emotional experience. It never happened to...
Phoebe Palmer

George Herbert

His friends said the job was “beneath him.” It was a modest assignment for someone of George Herbert’s (1593-1633) exceptional abilities and extensive background. He was a gifted scholar, serving as spokesman for a prestigious Trinity College in...