Abel Stevens

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Abel Stevens
Engraving of Abel Stevens by Fitz Edwin Jones.
Engraving of Abel Stevens by Fitz Edwin Jones.
Born 1815
Died 1897
Nationality American
Occupation Methodist minister, editor, and author
Known for Books of Methodist religious history

Abel Stevens (1815–1897) was an American clergyman, editor, and author known for his books on Methodist religious history.[1] He wrote History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America,[2] an early history of the church that is frequently referenced in historical works, and A Compendious History of American Methodism.[3]

Selected publications[edit]


  1. ^ "Stevens, Abel". Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia. 1897. p. 621. 
  2. ^ Stevens, Abel. "HISTORY of the METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH in the United States of America". nnu.edu. Retrieved September 28, 2011. 
  3. ^ Stevens, Abel (1885). A compendious history of American Methodism. T. Woolmer. 
  4. ^ "Review of Madame de Staël by A. Stevens and La fin du dix-huitième siècle par Elme Caro". The Quarterly Review. 152: 1–49. July 1881. 

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